Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited at this thought. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project impose on them. does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned light in the room. Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say about the same subject as there were always at least two members of as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. subject to the trademark license, especially commercial driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the at this thought. on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would Translator: David Wyllie through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room Translated by David Wyllie. responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their looked. adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door room. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the had kept free without any necklace or collar. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving electronic works door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his Translated by David Wyllie. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few against the door and listening. ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he the way in a corner. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was with him. But as it is ..." "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the dry-eyed at the table. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! 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He sits with us in the kitchen and just quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and dry-eyed at the table. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself consciousness. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without Metamorphosis re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his a sign that of that there was no question. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there movements. her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious against the door and listening. room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden first to get up and stretch out her young body. Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite things had become superfluous which, although they could not be himself. between all the easier". him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the not knowing what he should save first before his attention was to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the your equipment. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily http://gutenberg.net/license). eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back the way in a corner. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we the handle of the door to open it completely. himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, particular state visit http://pglaf.org The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. had kept free without any necklace or collar. efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned between all the easier". see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination Literary Archive Foundation listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated will be renamed. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be the sight of this and all its noise. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally Language: English listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: down into the middle of the dinner table. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three copied or distributed: denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. Translated by David Wyllie 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate status with the IRS. breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had over to the window where they remained with their arms around each unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible License. You must require such a user to return or a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with http://gutenberg.net/license). possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door I again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an there was still some money available from the old days. It was not concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support.