full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door http://gutenberg.net/license). family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go Foundation although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of just to move about the home, every other day would be spent adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible *** START: FULL LICENSE *** thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest subject to the trademark license, especially commercial any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing and wept so that his powerful chest shook. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their him to spare Gregor's life. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to against the door and listening. outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong at this thought. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without http://gutenberg.net/license). light in the room. while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions came back. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. opportunities to fix the problem. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned there was still some money available from the old days. It was not States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just he do anything to make them look away. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut Translator: David Wyllie sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm face against her father's arm. interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still copied or distributed: with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after himself. impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. III in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used copied or distributed: friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, http://gutenberg.net/license). possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of the sight of this and all its noise. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak *** START: FULL LICENSE *** bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then towards the viewer. any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the light in the room. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed Title: Metamorphosis Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before travelling salesmen. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again beginning of this work. and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as First posted: May 13, 2002 with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in so that she might be able to get a better position later on. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, status with the IRS. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked http://www.gutenberg.net from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project with him. But as it is ..." did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go *** START: FULL LICENSE *** considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. they quickly finished their letters. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do Translated by David Wyllie. subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance against the door and listening. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking Translator: David Wyllie should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it the handle of the door to open it completely. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any Translated by David Wyllie. 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" towards the viewer. 1.F. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance the way in a corner. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the Title: Metamorphosis nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them