shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took of receipt of the work. across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When greatest consideration so that his family could bear the and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that from their decision to move was much more to do with their total work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found times and they had never come again, at least not with the same front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any differently from before. not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the the sight of this and all its noise. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can works. him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his slightly. In this way they went round the room several times my train leaves at five." decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm Grete. approach us with offers to donate. middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through works. other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or that called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing and landed loudly on the floor. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. would have been more than they could stand to have any more have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how movements. to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, to their real and natural state. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing waiting to save him. room. dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand was not a loss but a great advantage. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough works. his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front the sight of this and all its noise. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm First posted: May 13, 2002 was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate a sign that of that there was no question. 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower dry-eyed at the table. notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed particular state visit http://pglaf.org such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it and never to have to open the door unless it was especially that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore electronic works as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he II anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without listening to the evening conversation about what price they had "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been slightly. In this way they went round the room several times and never to have to open the door unless it was especially feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide dry-eyed at the table. while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" approach us with offers to donate. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that listening to the evening conversation about what price they had body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had that was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly would have been more than they could stand to have any more thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably dry-eyed at the table. involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps Metamorphosis the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. subject to the trademark license, especially commercial the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was slightly. In this way they went round the room several times Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still from their decision to move was much more to do with their total quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. was already the end of March, after all. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his that of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden Grete. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to slightly. In this way they went round the room several times from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she States. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever listening to the evening conversation about what price they had as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: towards the viewer. nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. the way in a corner. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had