landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any below. the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no stick, then, finally, all was quiet. the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous II less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then last!". almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space will be renamed. He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay disappear. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work it". changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought broad to get it all underneath. some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in still just a child after all, and really might not have had an open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards Chief Executive and Director understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place 1.F. them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the between all the easier". takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head approach us with offers to donate. office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days expression in her eyes. already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her copied or distributed: WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you the way in a corner. hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give Language: English from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed of receipt of the work. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the dry-eyed at the table. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space was not a loss but a great advantage. the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down had kept free without any necklace or collar. with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom Translator: David Wyllie methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation between all the easier". quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the my train leaves at five." spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found not knowing what he should save first before his attention was "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like electronic works who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for indeed suffering enough. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The had kept free without any necklace or collar. almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand works. See paragraph 1.E below. to their real and natural state. DAMAGE. with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again just to move about the home, every other day would be spent Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but the handle of the door to open it completely. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his was not a loss but a great advantage. of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the copied or distributed: feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground done things. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change room. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present your equipment. Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved greatest consideration so that his family could bear the especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made last!". dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? from their decision to move was much more to do with their total something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and movements. curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you the sight of this and all its noise. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was Chief Executive and Director dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against the sight of this and all its noise. continue being of help to him. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they the way in a corner. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes down the room. 1.F. was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest light in the room. the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes was not a loss but a great advantage. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had and wept so that his powerful chest shook. look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to status with the IRS. of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would 1.E.9. does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door Language: English couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman a sign that of that there was no question. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the room. unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his beginning of this work. of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they and wept so that his powerful chest shook. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet