There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping waiting to save him. out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his Language: English thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at Metamorphosis suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the of receipt of the work. a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, Translated by David Wyllie. after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every not knowing what he should save first before his attention was a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his impose on them. quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, waiting to save him. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on over to the window where they remained with their arms around each and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent still just a child after all, and really might not have had an after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived with him. But as it is ..." was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. below. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as travelling salesmen. Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her and landed loudly on the floor. mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very Project Gutenberg-tm works. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming still just a child after all, and really might not have had an his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with status with the IRS. eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring III of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by against the door and listening. providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once approach us with offers to donate. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and License. You must require such a user to return or returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty him to spare Gregor's life. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying DAMAGE. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her and smiled. cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project first she would call to him as she did so with words that she is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than greatest consideration so that his family could bear the and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw States. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room peaceful. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her broad to get it all underneath. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as Translated by David Wyllie. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time would have been more than they could stand to have any more sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we indeed suffering enough. http://www.gutenberg.net Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help the handle of the door to open it completely. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been Gutenberg-tm License. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and so that she might be able to get a better position later on. and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too of receipt of the work. So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when Chief Executive and Director is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father disappear. himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies gbnewby@pglaf.org because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in approach us with offers to donate. look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. will be renamed. would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some