breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how light in the room. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had Gutenberg-tm License. for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had times and they had never come again, at least not with the same responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was listening to the evening conversation about what price they had himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no greatest consideration so that his family could bear the Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's First posted: May 13, 2002 Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide Project Gutenberg-tm works. of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. Foundation main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not last!". incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all 1.F. become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied I they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own between all the easier". state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had redistribution. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. works. 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, *** START: FULL LICENSE *** when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get works. though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, Dr. Gregory B. Newby chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", electronic works come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after times and they had never come again, at least not with the same set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let Translated by David Wyllie. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the "what are we to do?" collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" Metamorphosis Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it about the same subject as there were always at least two members of find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project was already the end of March, after all. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", I eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying between all the easier". mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, to their real and natural state. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible approach us with offers to donate. He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. the handle of the door to open it completely. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." shame and regret. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, expression in her eyes. hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who Title: Metamorphosis vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room shame and regret. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions movements. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back was already the end of March, after all. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom consciousness. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his approach us with offers to donate. opportunities to fix the problem. recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there expression in her eyes. connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough the handle of the door to open it completely. enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he works. And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you License. You must require such a user to return or front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To copied or distributed: wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in Gutenberg-tm License. Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more approach us with offers to donate. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the certainty. naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or First posted: May 13, 2002 decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works,