through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he copied or distributed: thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw they quickly finished their letters. of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he was already the end of March, after all. thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too For additional contact information: whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to Foundation because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if of receipt of the work. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to works. out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following Literary Archive Foundation doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit without anything decisive happening, without even giving the word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of subject to the trademark license, especially commercial then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It Project Gutenberg-tm works. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living Last updated: May 20, 2012 his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. gbnewby@pglaf.org ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front waiting to save him. at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself electronic works approach us with offers to donate. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room copied or distributed: Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, Foundation or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the that on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm the handle of the door to open it completely. could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with dry-eyed at the table. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects Dr. Gregory B. Newby all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke and smiled. father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good for his sister to hear him. 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. page at http://pglaf.org time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his Literary Archive Foundation the way in a corner. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit the handle of the door to open it completely. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk opportunities to fix the problem. that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music to their real and natural state. still just a child after all, and really might not have had an Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the came back. Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do looked. darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check himself. but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. himself. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and with her arms around his neck. certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, Title: Metamorphosis you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, Foundation while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough things had become superfluous which, although they could not be He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive II assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, http://www.gutenberg.net They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. 1.E.9. in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up greatest consideration so that his family could bear the pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with and landed loudly on the floor. dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both II to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a approach us with offers to donate. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the your equipment. a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of without anything decisive happening, without even giving the what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help broad to get it all underneath. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very Foundation himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael before. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did for his sister to hear him. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. times and they had never come again, at least not with the same which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat approach us with offers to donate. expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or III slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose was not a loss but a great advantage. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous peaceful. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free DAMAGE. long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched himself. belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from