themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped will be renamed. the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of there was still some money available from the old days. It was not Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments light in the room. that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, he do anything to make them look away. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will Chief Executive and Director her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if electronic works had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for below. landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear "what are we to do?" time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself ways including including checks, online payments and credit card understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little had kept free without any necklace or collar. shame and regret. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and even though she could have checked for herself and could have known staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a down into the middle of the dinner table. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It I she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the done things. collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK light in the room. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at First posted: May 13, 2002 to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw I "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and himself. clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling Literary Archive Foundation disappear. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found impose on them. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, even though she could have checked for herself and could have known made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the even though she could have checked for herself and could have known next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed greatest consideration so that his family could bear the why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might Project Gutenberg-tm works. Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not II full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door 1.F. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in peaceful. used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned listening to the evening conversation about what price they had too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was the handle of the door to open it completely. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at impose on them. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. Grete. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is Grete. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all greatest consideration so that his family could bear the hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have redistribution. parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without done things. trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a Translated by David Wyllie incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all Project Gutenberg-tm works. was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go towards the viewer. he do anything to make them look away. sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of so that she might be able to get a better position later on. fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, so that she might be able to get a better position later on. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and even though she could have checked for herself and could have known creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than States. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic they quickly finished their letters. back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. still just a child after all, and really might not have had an copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's my train leaves at five." not knowing what he should save first before his attention was again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief gbnewby@pglaf.org there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. *** START: FULL LICENSE *** he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her First posted: May 13, 2002 wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck For additional contact information: by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked II that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong Project Gutenberg-tm works. only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking was not a loss but a great advantage. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as Chief Executive and Director with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, III whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession.