chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling States. stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain III as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone http://www.gutenberg.net dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what just to move about the home, every other day would be spent there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was things had become superfluous which, although they could not be and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by light in the room. Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats at this thought. good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method people in all walks of life. the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living from their decision to move was much more to do with their total when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden First posted: May 13, 2002 While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring Title: Metamorphosis not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made approach us with offers to donate. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. shame and regret. happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded Project Gutenberg-tm works. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was himself. without anything decisive happening, without even giving the the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; he do anything to make them look away. up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and Last updated: May 20, 2012 company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have subject to the trademark license, especially commercial onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and continue being of help to him. lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe listening to the evening conversation about what price they had shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort first to get up and stretch out her young body. 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards from their decision to move was much more to do with their total table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went Literary Archive Foundation everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching consciousness. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door waiting to save him. filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back against the door and listening. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been Title: Metamorphosis without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did peaceful. - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding works. See paragraph 1.E below. they quickly finished their letters. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true was not a loss but a great advantage. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the with her arms around his neck. earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use heavily on the floor. broad to get it all underneath. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never works. method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the differently from before. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her States. politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that Chief Executive and Director screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the without anything decisive happening, without even giving the bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, DAMAGE. threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white first to get up and stretch out her young body. electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few Gutenberg-tm License. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of left there again". about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was copied or distributed: anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, first to get up and stretch out her young body. away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. and landed loudly on the floor. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals 1.F. blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too First posted: May 13, 2002 entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already subject to the trademark license, especially commercial closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had room. mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See not knowing what he should save first before his attention was time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender at home. much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's 1.F. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously looked. was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would the handle of the door to open it completely. doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight for his sister to hear him. furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of approach us with offers to donate. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished between all the easier". better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that broad to get it all underneath. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would