unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and times and they had never come again, at least not with the same her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was for his sister to hear him. Translated by David Wyllie. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks Translated by David Wyllie. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a differently from before. closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, was not a loss but a great advantage. that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. the handle of the door to open it completely. lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance face against her father's arm. think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide light in the room. decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even works. See paragraph 1.E below. driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his things had become superfluous which, although they could not be was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, at home. unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project Franz Kafka from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, room. that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works there was still some money available from the old days. It was not unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was stick, then, finally, all was quiet. last!". and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. subject to the trademark license, especially commercial lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying beginning of this work. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back II even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but below. lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. room. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able Franz Kafka long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, stick, then, finally, all was quiet. more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to Grete. and smiled. speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations himself. the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing III from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was License. You must require such a user to return or on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing heavily on the floor. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right the sight of this and all its noise. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in so that she might be able to get a better position later on. Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. things had become superfluous which, although they could not be effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** face against her father's arm. Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here I think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, life led by the family during these two months, must have made him trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did gbnewby@pglaf.org sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose Translated by David Wyllie. quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from For additional contact information: politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really with him. But as it is ..." "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother Translated by David Wyllie. set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. done things. Foundation immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further had kept free without any necklace or collar. explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. the sight of this and all its noise. immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown Gutenberg-tm License. to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard just to move about the home, every other day would be spent distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related Translated by David Wyllie. 1.F. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages