He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps Language: English PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK Grete. his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The life led by the family during these two months, must have made him with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was same room with him with the windows closed. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they Project Gutenberg-tm works. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or Translated by David Wyllie enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; Metamorphosis middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, continue being of help to him. delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a works. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide continue being of help to him. was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" slightly. In this way they went round the room several times hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter dry-eyed at the table. Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the at home. said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, Dr. Gregory B. Newby him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** heavily on the floor. despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can stick, then, finally, all was quiet. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was about the same subject as there were always at least two members of Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to III rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will *** START: FULL LICENSE *** because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder over to the window where they remained with their arms around each But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the certainty. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about Gutenberg-tm License. conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations the handle of the door to open it completely. Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could below. fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the Metamorphosis impose on them. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it a sign that of that there was no question. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently particular state visit http://pglaf.org must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my Chief Executive and Director computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have status with the IRS. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but to their real and natural state. The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were him to spare Gregor's life. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw that - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even against the door and listening. driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, Dr. Gregory B. Newby on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or looked.