where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: first she would call to him as she did so with words that she "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and first to get up and stretch out her young body. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. same room with him with the windows closed. Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the opportunities to fix the problem. or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped travelling salesmen. without anything decisive happening, without even giving the and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him indeed suffering enough. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he Project Gutenberg-tm works. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely heavily on the floor. while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden of receipt of the work. it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always page at http://pglaf.org way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag had kept free without any necklace or collar. bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear was already the end of March, after all. ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him differently from before. disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. Metamorphosis to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and the handle of the door to open it completely. They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she For additional contact information: the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had particular state visit http://pglaf.org moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight with her arms around his neck. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight 1.F. achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the room. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position gbnewby@pglaf.org father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy by himself. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At they quickly finished their letters. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister face against her father's arm. disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most with her arms around his neck. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into Project Gutenberg-tm works. couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." approach us with offers to donate. chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper 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 the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He Dr. Gregory B. Newby she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning last!". shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to had kept free without any necklace or collar. at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from and wept so that his powerful chest shook. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good from their decision to move was much more to do with their total her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he by himself. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the not knowing what he should save first before his attention was suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall between all the easier". door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the the way in a corner. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the for his sister to hear him. Grete. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first approach us with offers to donate. prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again Last updated: May 20, 2012 Gutenberg-tm License. different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table impose on them. Translated by David Wyllie. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, Translator: David Wyllie the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest people in all walks of life. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. with him. But as it is ..." quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. down the room. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, from their decision to move was much more to do with their total think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come looked. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. expression in her eyes. went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived will be renamed. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. Title: Metamorphosis the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his the handle of the door to open it completely. she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's so that she might be able to get a better position later on. usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his DAMAGE. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain