slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the by himself. Translator: David Wyllie and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they your equipment. while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any peaceful. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered DAMAGE. Dr. Gregory B. Newby one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite http://www.gutenberg.net anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in gbnewby@pglaf.org included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no from their decision to move was much more to do with their total electronic works or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. times and they had never come again, at least not with the same his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His looked. Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out himself. opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally dry-eyed at the table. the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: electronic works responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers the handle of the door to open it completely. future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or Language: English goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like for his sister to hear him. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of greatest consideration so that his family could bear the that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth and never to have to open the door unless it was especially Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that broad to get it all underneath. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on Metamorphosis slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any he do anything to make them look away. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg with her arms around his neck. they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out III imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should himself. service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; disappear. and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever Gutenberg-tm License. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. left there again". reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and light in the room. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor expression in her eyes. because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and it". him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to broad to get it all underneath. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from room. she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, Language: English Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the I hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the looked. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would indeed suffering enough. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it there was still some money available from the old days. It was not already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely against the door and listening. writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position first to get up and stretch out her young body. continue being of help to him. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never copied or distributed: he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by heavily on the floor. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon certainty. mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can before. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self and wept so that his powerful chest shook. the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very there was still some money available from the old days. It was not towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the last!". a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and of receipt of the work. and landed loudly on the floor. his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying.