The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after same room with him with the windows closed. always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his light in the room. room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat face against her father's arm. think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. towards the viewer. 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. Title: Metamorphosis chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously first to get up and stretch out her young body. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out will be renamed. broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled works. See paragraph 1.E below. the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to Project Gutenberg-tm works. door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning Literary Archive Foundation creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends Language: English easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. and landed loudly on the floor. done things. remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more not knowing what he should save first before his attention was chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a 1.F. be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. continue being of help to him. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. opportunities to fix the problem. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared before. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went DAMAGE. posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. that was not a loss but a great advantage. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day will be renamed. recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for there was still some money available from the old days. It was not doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project will be renamed. - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already to their real and natural state. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with over to the window where they remained with their arms around each morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the DAMAGE. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from slightly. In this way they went round the room several times and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could Translated by David Wyllie. would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking same room with him with the windows closed. of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, Dr. Gregory B. Newby by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned Metamorphosis listening to the evening conversation about what price they had posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was States. - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his beginning of this work. his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was Grete. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his first she would call to him as she did so with words that she instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time life led by the family during these two months, must have made him and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up Translated by David Wyllie. 1.F. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had certainty. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH broad to get it all underneath. Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the States. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with redistribution. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly the sight of this and all its noise. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while gbnewby@pglaf.org and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" broad to get it all underneath. now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short III family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the impose on them. scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of "what are we to do?" think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with