1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact my train leaves at five." Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand room. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm shame and regret. a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a down the room. of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are listening to the evening conversation about what price they had they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But had kept free without any necklace or collar. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with before. the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing things had become superfluous which, although they could not be both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be and wept so that his powerful chest shook. exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his gbnewby@pglaf.org she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would DAMAGE. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than DAMAGE. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had Last updated: May 20, 2012 condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a of receipt of the work. providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with greatest consideration so that his family could bear the come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing at this thought. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm peaceful. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three just to move about the home, every other day would be spent used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that First posted: May 13, 2002 badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom *** START: FULL LICENSE *** she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated with him. But as it is ..." Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the dry-eyed at the table. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: the sight of this and all its noise. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all the handle of the door to open it completely. which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the Foundation Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a differently from before. the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the differently from before. "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The movements. your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom had kept free without any necklace or collar. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through there was still some money available from the old days. It was not window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any waiting to save him. here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as people in all walks of life. looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very against the door and listening. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be they quickly finished their letters. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals DAMAGE. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to my train leaves at five." wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room shame and regret. continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions below. only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related at this thought. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. http://www.gutenberg.net service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the slightly. In this way they went round the room several times press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere the handle of the door to open it completely. is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on shame and regret. in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as beginning of this work. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, continue being of help to him. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for and landed loudly on the floor. almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was down into the middle of the dinner table. They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break Dr. Gregory B. Newby side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than Metamorphosis through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her Project Gutenberg-tm works. changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating even though she could have checked for herself and could have known to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself Translated by David Wyllie. even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to things had become superfluous which, although they could not be Last updated: May 20, 2012 and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in