furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally Foundation True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps to their real and natural state. Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not things had become superfluous which, although they could not be going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the continue being of help to him. *** START: FULL LICENSE *** owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's electronic works door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, to their real and natural state. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was stick, then, finally, all was quiet. 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted Last updated: May 20, 2012 "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and still just a child after all, and really might not have had an to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of of receipt of the work. indeed suffering enough. immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other subject to the trademark license, especially commercial the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange face against her father's arm. couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He For additional contact information: three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief For additional contact information: use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; there was still some money available from the old days. It was not especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body indeed suffering enough. the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use over to the window where they remained with their arms around each had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his License. You must require such a user to return or sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the my train leaves at five." attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the status with the IRS. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of redistribution. "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to continue being of help to him. donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his shame and regret. sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and works. See paragraph 1.E below. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination even though she could have checked for herself and could have known This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he works. about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and people in all walks of life. disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned still just a child after all, and really might not have had an phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg there was still some money available from the old days. It was not him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. Franz Kafka the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him consciousness. warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the redistribution. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown States. Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours greatest consideration so that his family could bear the some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At listening to the evening conversation about what price they had works. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest Title: Metamorphosis electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune times and they had never come again, at least not with the same pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too from their decision to move was much more to do with their total must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a him to spare Gregor's life. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him Translated by David Wyllie they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. your equipment. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he things had become superfluous which, although they could not be of receipt of the work. Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project III business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of movements. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door still just a child after all, and really might not have had an catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked Foundation permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he License. You must require such a user to return or stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a particular state visit http://pglaf.org back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go