while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew and wept so that his powerful chest shook. a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was listening to the evening conversation about what price they had When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all Chief Executive and Director chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest shame and regret. a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking just to move about the home, every other day would be spent He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked particular state visit http://pglaf.org probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the first to get up and stretch out her young body. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone down the room. the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and http://www.gutenberg.net his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent Translator: David Wyllie curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and and smiled. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from done things. and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became first to get up and stretch out her young body. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for DAMAGE. the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the came back. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched he do anything to make them look away. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed things had become superfluous which, although they could not be than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] Project Gutenberg-tm works. wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, the way in a corner. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it III breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United States. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise not knowing what he should save first before his attention was earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or heavily on the floor. without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room beginning of this work. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to Foundation This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; Translated by David Wyllie. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT with her arms around his neck. So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just over to the window where they remained with their arms around each easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All same room with him with the windows closed. sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by was not a loss but a great advantage. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's For additional contact information: leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his beginning of this work. below. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who first to get up and stretch out her young body. from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before License. You must require such a user to return or It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room the sight of this and all its noise. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was listening to the evening conversation about what price they had ways including including checks, online payments and credit card the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he it". knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. electronic works himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every against the door and listening. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out electronic works to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a at this thought. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear approach us with offers to donate. II (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became just to move about the home, every other day would be spent scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. over to the window where they remained with their arms around each stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another was already the end of March, after all. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was