kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still works. See paragraph 1.E below. everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound at home. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers by himself. the handle of the door to open it completely. condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other beginning of this work. he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to light in the room. his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and Title: Metamorphosis anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his and landed loudly on the floor. eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. over to the window where they remained with their arms around each slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness about the same subject as there were always at least two members of to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his from their decision to move was much more to do with their total serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you disappear. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they II are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the first she would call to him as she did so with words that she opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, first to get up and stretch out her young body. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised consciousness. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the was already the end of March, after all. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not gbnewby@pglaf.org Project Gutenberg-tm works. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as indeed suffering enough. quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of even though she could have checked for herself and could have known expression in her eyes. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it with her arms around his neck. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried consciousness. Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It of receipt of the work. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it III approach us with offers to donate. phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to down the room. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the III the way in a corner. word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came by himself. that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and II helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against a sign that of that there was no question. SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest broad to get it all underneath. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in with him. But as it is ..." his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all Title: Metamorphosis than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the Chief Executive and Director the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he For additional contact information: sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of came back. Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down below. eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual disappear. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in down into the middle of the dinner table. peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even peaceful. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy was already the end of March, after all. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless Language: English Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At waiting to save him. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make 1.F. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only with her arms around his neck. that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in I could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had at this thought. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour and smiled. with her arms around his neck. consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up down into the middle of the dinner table. inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. gbnewby@pglaf.org could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort light in the room. was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing first she would call to him as she did so with words that she used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever Dr. Gregory B. Newby too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped