Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more ways including including checks, online payments and credit card how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance 1.E.9. that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, of receipt of the work. 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps so that she might be able to get a better position later on. 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear II not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had continue being of help to him. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck *** START: FULL LICENSE *** hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he I should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and dry-eyed at the table. heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away and wept so that his powerful chest shook. door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing and landed loudly on the floor. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting was already the end of March, after all. Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between movements. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through movements. sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor slightly. In this way they went round the room several times their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my stick, then, finally, all was quiet. see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in times and they had never come again, at least not with the same Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff greatest consideration so that his family could bear the (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still Literary Archive Foundation but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would approach us with offers to donate. oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. against the door and listening. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight before. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm things had become superfluous which, although they could not be strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music so that she might be able to get a better position later on. from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the For additional contact information: newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious the sight of this and all its noise. regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had same room with him with the windows closed. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do 1.E.9. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. looked. gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. looked. to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more dry-eyed at the table. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed he do anything to make them look away. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the and never to have to open the door unless it was especially bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him my train leaves at five." even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier life led by the family during these two months, must have made him couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer room. especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At below. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once Translated by David Wyllie. respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's was already the end of March, after all. - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that first she would call to him as she did so with words that she after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. at home. Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again broad to get it all underneath. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United will be renamed. difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be Title: Metamorphosis was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming