of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" about the same subject as there were always at least two members of done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his 1.E.3. 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I If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free movements. work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: approach us with offers to donate. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what it". electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood first to get up and stretch out her young body. key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with continue being of help to him. from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her that by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did certainty. slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. was already the end of March, after all. works. See paragraph 1.E below. is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space things had become superfluous which, although they could not be were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort consciousness. Translated by David Wyllie. things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up there was still some money available from the old days. It was not creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother certainty. "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down subject to the trademark license, especially commercial continue being of help to him. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far and never to have to open the door unless it was especially sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking Last updated: May 20, 2012 foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in same room with him with the windows closed. terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, consciousness. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother Gutenberg-tm License. protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email same room with him with the windows closed. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be and landed loudly on the floor. from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother and smiled. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth DAMAGE. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest just to move about the home, every other day would be spent Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking http://www.gutenberg.net been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. by himself. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was DAMAGE. For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any he do anything to make them look away. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still differently from before. had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a and landed loudly on the floor. a sign that of that there was no question. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware for his sister to hear him. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went would have been more than they could stand to have any more main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three even though she could have checked for herself and could have known possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to will be renamed. without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project light in the room. understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when light in the room. "what are we to do?" from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not things had become superfluous which, although they could not be around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER approach us with offers to donate. morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his against the door and listening. they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded http://www.gutenberg.net moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still was not a loss but a great advantage. too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and Franz Kafka by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he approach us with offers to donate. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then that defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can shame and regret. himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned *** START: FULL LICENSE *** and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made life led by the family during these two months, must have made him was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as so that she might be able to get a better position later on. around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their stick, then, finally, all was quiet. does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing