it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto your equipment. one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's towards the viewer. probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of was already the end of March, after all. "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and impose on them. hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite to their real and natural state. 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never over to the window where they remained with their arms around each for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for from their decision to move was much more to do with their total there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped that fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project 1.E.9. denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she Language: English while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. came back. see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, differently from before. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He whatever sacrifice. 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Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again before. enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked will be renamed. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, 1.E.9. pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door done things. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and would have been more than they could stand to have any more almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white approach us with offers to donate. 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in broad to get it all underneath. disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he the way in a corner. Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net with her arms around his neck. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's looked. something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael Title: Metamorphosis sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him people in all walks of life. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready with her arms around his neck. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the not knowing what he should save first before his attention was father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she 1.E.9. any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the things had become superfluous which, although they could not be swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of Foundation for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry times and they had never come again, at least not with the same the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, approach us with offers to donate. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. Translated by David Wyllie because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm he do anything to make them look away. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the peaceful. have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There For additional contact information: efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, and smiled. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, himself. immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak approach us with offers to donate. over to the window where they remained with their arms around each darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie http://www.gutenberg.net benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall opportunities to fix the problem. screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning the sight of this and all its noise. and smiled. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help movements. think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still even though she could have checked for herself and could have known So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall below. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt opportunities to fix the problem. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty had kept free without any necklace or collar. from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to