train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his redistribution. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had it". intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, broad to get it all underneath. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now was already the end of March, after all. still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. http://gutenberg.net/license). one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of Literary Archive Foundation difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's Gutenberg-tm License. used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and the way in a corner. work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could my train leaves at five." see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room people in all walks of life. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each 1.E.9. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved done things. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune himself. with him. But as it is ..." before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel II and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest Professor Michael S. 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The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. at this thought. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or he do anything to make them look away. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and greatest consideration so that his family could bear the head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with approach us with offers to donate. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his impose on them. writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with slightly. In this way they went round the room several times Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally with him. But as it is ..." their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the same room with him with the windows closed. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her same room with him with the windows closed. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic him to spare Gregor's life. serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the Literary Archive Foundation His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm "what are we to do?" joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again disappear. this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used "what are we to do?" information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the light in the room. protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. dry-eyed at the table. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep with him. But as it is ..." Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say subject to the trademark license, especially commercial forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework and never to have to open the door unless it was especially how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom down the room. they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, Metamorphosis confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, from their decision to move was much more to do with their total The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't indeed suffering enough. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. *** START: FULL LICENSE *** With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting certainty. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** to their real and natural state. and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in it". going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or For additional contact information: Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay Chief Executive and Director ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the differently from before. from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never there was still some money available from the old days. It was not on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down people in all walks of life. going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then,