came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of left there again". Literary Archive Foundation helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of before. That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some and landed loudly on the floor. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their Gutenberg-tm License. against the door and listening. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could indeed suffering enough. with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At about the same subject as there were always at least two members of This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what Project Gutenberg-tm works. only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be electronic works Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees first she would call to him as she did so with words that she He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you a sign that of that there was no question. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day first she would call to him as she did so with words that she the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's listening to the evening conversation about what price they had you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very 1.E.9. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short Grete. driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's of receipt of the work. subject to the trademark license, especially commercial backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. indeed suffering enough. other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, States. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between had kept free without any necklace or collar. milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at Project Gutenberg-tm works. even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the light in the room. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only Project Gutenberg-tm works. to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. II possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the just to move about the home, every other day would be spent Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the Chief Executive and Director And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his approach us with offers to donate. something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a and landed loudly on the floor. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his travelling salesmen. for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the Translated by David Wyllie she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at for his sister to hear him. sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the electronic works concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no was not a loss but a great advantage. out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or and never to have to open the door unless it was especially the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you differently from before. down the room. mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went even though she could have checked for herself and could have known out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time Translator: David Wyllie other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the 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. badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He down the room. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. disappear. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying was already the end of March, after all. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; him to spare Gregor's life. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and listening to the evening conversation about what price they had amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his That's all been sorted out." 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He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living things had become superfluous which, although they could not be the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and impose on them. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room consciousness. his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they