the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his him to spare Gregor's life. see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered that be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and travelling salesmen. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit works. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player continue being of help to him. understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he your equipment. hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he looked. indeed suffering enough. him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found States. parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact still just a child after all, and really might not have had an Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. Foundation this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** Translated by David Wyllie. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact expression in her eyes. being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm the sight of this and all its noise. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was License. You must require such a user to return or a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would will be renamed. by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could by himself. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as himself. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to at this thought. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to electronic works The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and continue being of help to him. if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father 1.E.9. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. Metamorphosis like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after Chief Executive and Director said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the works. to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped room. her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in For additional contact information: 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes a sign that of that there was no question. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at at this thought. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had listening to the evening conversation about what price they had politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was face against her father's arm. thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way status with the IRS. nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that differently from before. this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH beginning of this work. a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had my train leaves at five." her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the my train leaves at five." superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a would have been more than they could stand to have any more hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very stick, then, finally, all was quiet. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as will be renamed. violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring down the room. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest without anything decisive happening, without even giving the on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, III of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. done things. used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even Dr. Gregory B. Newby 1.E.9. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three expression in her eyes. soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back Foundation usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had Project Gutenberg-tm works. up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance was not a loss but a great advantage. 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, http://www.gutenberg.net death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what just to move about the home, every other day would be spent there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face there was still some money available from the old days. It was not With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There Title: Metamorphosis sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living to their real and natural state. a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and last!". always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being Section 1. 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He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go himself. carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as continue being of help to him. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to before. instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt 1.A. 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