them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless and never to have to open the door unless it was especially or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly waiting to save him. and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked I a sign that of that there was no question. then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw gbnewby@pglaf.org thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the Grete. PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. a sign that of that there was no question. forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen disappear. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his face against her father's arm. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without Metamorphosis father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was and smiled. property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the 1.F. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with looked. certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already towards the viewer. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the II while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel page at http://pglaf.org times and they had never come again, at least not with the same door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. electronic works how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very the sight of this and all its noise. the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm things had become superfluous which, although they could not be any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself shame and regret. responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without *** START: FULL LICENSE *** He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light subject to the trademark license, especially commercial The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she listening to the evening conversation about what price they had unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and Language: English performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half Language: English see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional III concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of certainty. Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if gbnewby@pglaf.org After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy to their real and natural state. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, your equipment. made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the last!". something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it down the room. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement DAMAGE. Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his Translated by David Wyllie actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, over to the window where they remained with their arms around each When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed Translated by David Wyllie the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very