even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see http://www.gutenberg.net all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that the way in a corner. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after Dr. Gregory B. Newby don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that not knowing what he should save first before his attention was notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door was already the end of March, after all. To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On shame and regret. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown Metamorphosis seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of Gutenberg-tm License. continue being of help to him. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. 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His father was healthy but old, top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone and landed loudly on the floor. sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more redistribution. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the light in the room. round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to first she would call to him as she did so with words that she must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the dry-eyed at the table. friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you Dr. Gregory B. Newby "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the left there again". feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was III That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the Translated by David Wyllie. couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation disappear. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic page at http://pglaf.org while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the Dr. Gregory B. Newby protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked Grete. with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, towards the viewer. time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there first to get up and stretch out her young body. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom over to the window where they remained with their arms around each Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and certainty. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn broad to get it all underneath. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few the handle of the door to open it completely. your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom below. achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a left there again". him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment they quickly finished their letters. now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before Metamorphosis why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not works. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? to their real and natural state. she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I Title: Metamorphosis at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she Dr. Gregory B. Newby door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of For additional contact information: - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell with her arms around his neck. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular left there again". to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed and landed loudly on the floor. to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even heavily on the floor. the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for peaceful. respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the over to the window where they remained with their arms around each Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my first she would call to him as she did so with words that she speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment Foundation shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way differently from before. was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out movements. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the over to the window where they remained with their arms around each knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? life led by the family during these two months, must have made him was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated looked. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to stick, then, finally, all was quiet. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and