This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain Metamorphosis next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the with her arms around his neck. was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room light in the room. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm indeed suffering enough. respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her http://www.gutenberg.net quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself certainty. and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any down the room. driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand slightly. In this way they went round the room several times the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he First posted: May 13, 2002 that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of consciousness. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in certainty. alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about will be renamed. they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole consciousness. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while a sign that of that there was no question. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood approach us with offers to donate. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to life led by the family during these two months, must have made him swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. from their decision to move was much more to do with their total remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down by himself. highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half there was still some money available from the old days. It was not been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was opportunities to fix the problem. before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy approach us with offers to donate. falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own redistribution. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was was already the end of March, after all. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations first she would call to him as she did so with words that she soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper Foundation The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE First posted: May 13, 2002 chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I particular state visit http://pglaf.org only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his my train leaves at five." the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had Translated by David Wyllie. open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks *** START: FULL LICENSE *** One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising Literary Archive Foundation they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. the way in a corner. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very gbnewby@pglaf.org onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite not knowing what he should save first before his attention was his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. License. You must require such a user to return or you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. from their decision to move was much more to do with their total Dr. Gregory B. Newby the sight of this and all its noise. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to II stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, was not a loss but a great advantage. recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes dry-eyed at the table. anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even times and they had never come again, at least not with the same dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and just to move about the home, every other day would be spent complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had even though she could have checked for herself and could have known face against her father's arm. been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** III his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change waiting to save him. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive.