decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her movements. Literary Archive Foundation where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours Chief Executive and Director things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. almost no restrictions whatsoever. 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In her alarm, your equipment. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that Language: English it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried works. See paragraph 1.E below. the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. Literary Archive Foundation able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came works. See paragraph 1.E below. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from gbnewby@pglaf.org such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones still just a child after all, and really might not have had an way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come they quickly finished their letters. this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work same room with him with the windows closed. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the the sight of this and all its noise. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to opportunities to fix the problem. probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the peaceful. belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous indeed suffering enough. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an stick, then, finally, all was quiet. legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael towards the viewer. Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his first to get up and stretch out her young body. swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too himself. number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at gbnewby@pglaf.org street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his greatest consideration so that his family could bear the expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide your equipment. shame and regret. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE it". already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they at home. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman gbnewby@pglaf.org window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like DAMAGE. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again about the same subject as there were always at least two members of fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be peaceful. They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a they quickly finished their letters. When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief Translated by David Wyllie. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, gbnewby@pglaf.org it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come he do anything to make them look away. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could with her arms around his neck. the sight of this and all its noise. Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to face against her father's arm. somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here would have been more than they could stand to have any more feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, I without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the Translated by David Wyllie normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version first she would call to him as she did so with words that she works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used Dr. Gregory B. Newby ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite of receipt of the work. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought slightly. In this way they went round the room several times too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, 1.E.9. might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and the handle of the door to open it completely. now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing II This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague room. we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination Gutenberg-tm License. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, status with the IRS. the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even they quickly finished their letters. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain left there again". copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father even though she could have checked for herself and could have known down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Grete. Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. from their decision to move was much more to do with their total Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly by himself. still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then Translated by David Wyllie. jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The about the same subject as there were always at least two members of do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the