head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an without anything decisive happening, without even giving the that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite your equipment. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or Metamorphosis thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, Translator: David Wyllie called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we particular state visit http://pglaf.org business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three down into the middle of the dinner table. "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or him to spare Gregor's life. kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth himself. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, copied or distributed: Literary Archive Foundation chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough so that she might be able to get a better position later on. long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first heavily on the floor. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say and landed loudly on the floor. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up face against her father's arm. walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make 1.E.9. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and stick, then, finally, all was quiet. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, room. and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with about the same subject as there were always at least two members of the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to same room with him with the windows closed. used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At the handle of the door to open it completely. they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her approach us with offers to donate. going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and it". something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, between all the easier". strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor First posted: May 13, 2002 pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of I He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was your equipment. morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do it". better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), continue being of help to him. notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation 1.E.9. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as page at http://pglaf.org Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he approach us with offers to donate. one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it Translated by David Wyllie. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into 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 Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, opportunities to fix the problem. forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, by himself. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was gbnewby@pglaf.org curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost differently from before. improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the greatest consideration so that his family could bear the possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly Foundation Grete. was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his was already the end of March, after all. active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her