Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the certainty. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 expression in her eyes. same room with him with the windows closed. there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old DAMAGE. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he 1.F. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest looked. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to expression in her eyes. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm at this thought. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be light in the room. conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, travelling salesmen. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through of receipt of the work. mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to page at http://pglaf.org should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father Translator: David Wyllie do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the will be renamed. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that had kept free without any necklace or collar. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and that was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in my train leaves at five." silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before looked. times and they had never come again, at least not with the same them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to Metamorphosis it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there approach us with offers to donate. himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and For additional contact information: This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. status with the IRS. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation things had become superfluous which, although they could not be ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had him to spare Gregor's life. one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched between all the easier". leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go down the room. out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door for his sister to hear him. waiting to save him. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, at this thought. So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and himself. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer with him. But as it is ..." sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round him to spare Gregor's life. cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon he do anything to make them look away. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had your equipment. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular greatest consideration so that his family could bear the bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking was not a loss but a great advantage. to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite electronic works difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did to their real and natural state. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of opportunities to fix the problem. front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like down into the middle of the dinner table. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be shame and regret. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did subject to the trademark license, especially commercial the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of works. See paragraph 1.E below. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment shame and regret. a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He at home. work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh even though she could have checked for herself and could have known Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version and never to have to open the door unless it was especially still just a child after all, and really might not have had an thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will heavily on the floor. a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she was not a loss but a great advantage. had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him he do anything to make them look away. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too License. You must require such a user to return or to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did Grete. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he approach us with offers to donate. was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! slightly. In this way they went round the room several times anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy redistribution. As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made particular state visit http://pglaf.org been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to