1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing works. See paragraph 1.E below. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he movements. cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be DAMAGE. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an continue being of help to him. strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first Last updated: May 20, 2012 future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. disappear. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning "what are we to do?" recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that face against her father's arm. II hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he done things. representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He life led by the family during these two months, must have made him strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against without anything decisive happening, without even giving the everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never people in all walks of life. way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort first to get up and stretch out her young body. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a from their decision to move was much more to do with their total collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly subject to the trademark license, especially commercial able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned listening to the evening conversation about what price they had suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by at this thought. alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in looked. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, disappear. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their by himself. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of not knowing what he should save first before his attention was confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of Translated by David Wyllie. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being they quickly finished their letters. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's Author: Franz Kafka would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very consciousness. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever and wept so that his powerful chest shook. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it Foundation *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that Translator: David Wyllie them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on was already the end of March, after all. and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the light in the room. a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did peaceful. eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room status with the IRS. copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we Translated by David Wyllie. strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works so that she might be able to get a better position later on. stick, then, finally, all was quiet. That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the and never to have to open the door unless it was especially DAMAGE. Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, my train leaves at five." was not a loss but a great advantage. them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his between all the easier". able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her from their decision to move was much more to do with their total "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he disappear. he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that impose on them. changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual