soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut Translated by David Wyllie unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but Translated by David Wyllie even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her expression in her eyes. most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only Chief Executive and Director staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had towards the viewer. listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few impose on them. father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times and wept so that his powerful chest shook. taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might Translator: David Wyllie mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was room. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Literary Archive Foundation again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight greatest consideration so that his family could bear the had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes will be renamed. of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, electronic works put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the below. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by greatest consideration so that his family could bear the breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was there was still some money available from the old days. It was not She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related travelling salesmen. Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had subject to the trademark license, especially commercial he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the below. swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of Translator: David Wyllie hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it first she would call to him as she did so with words that she finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and done things. "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his License. You must require such a user to return or smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood Dr. Gregory B. Newby her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon Metamorphosis left there again". wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With life led by the family during these two months, must have made him That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself with her arms around his neck. If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many certainty. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. disappear. it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the electronic works as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. Gutenberg-tm License. editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it was already the end of March, after all. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still with him. But as it is ..." with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the II wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had left there again". consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep last!". somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to differently from before. doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the it". terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked there was still some money available from the old days. It was not harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the peaceful. all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" electronic works himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and my train leaves at five." held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made first she would call to him as she did so with words that she had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing of receipt of the work. "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. was not a loss but a great advantage. broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was page at http://pglaf.org why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his works. doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white and landed loudly on the floor. the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her so that she might be able to get a better position later on. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. greatest consideration so that his family could bear the "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on not knowing what he should save first before his attention was to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest your equipment. something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself would have been more than they could stand to have any more after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was same room with him with the windows closed. sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to 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 stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground,