anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little Gutenberg-tm License. enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the waiting to save him. made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. stick, then, finally, all was quiet. back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his approach us with offers to donate. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, between all the easier". For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything travelling salesmen. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister travelling salesmen. law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up so that she might be able to get a better position later on. saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it and wept so that his powerful chest shook. Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. Literary Archive Foundation Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his redistribution. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, before. his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition Dr. Gregory B. Newby entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared himself. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father First posted: May 13, 2002 people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to same room with him with the windows closed. taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, approach us with offers to donate. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto had kept free without any necklace or collar. already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and States. this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust first to get up and stretch out her young body. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He still just a child after all, and really might not have had an efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works times and they had never come again, at least not with the same ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even will be renamed. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had indeed suffering enough. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good http://www.gutenberg.net until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his Project Gutenberg-tm works. seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? the way in a corner. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a that collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by that nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared between all the easier". only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many without anything decisive happening, without even giving the was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would beginning of this work. the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really DAMAGE. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden the sight of this and all its noise. before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right Foundation up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: disappear. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when Chief Executive and Director become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he approach us with offers to donate. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in would have been more than they could stand to have any more He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm from their decision to move was much more to do with their total involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant beginning of this work. of receipt of the work. already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. before. doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the copied or distributed: sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project 1.E.9. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say Language: English had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self light in the room. Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away face against her father's arm. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had just to move about the home, every other day would be spent and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without works. See paragraph 1.E below. the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been works. sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to light in the room. while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone