careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about they quickly finished their letters. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The a sign that of that there was no question. distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go redistribution. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution opportunities to fix the problem. the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of before. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the Grete. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped License. You must require such a user to return or her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more II No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. with him. But as it is ..." again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never they quickly finished their letters. International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living copied or distributed: couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew page at http://pglaf.org law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding looked. Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where slightly. In this way they went round the room several times expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was disappear. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing so that she might be able to get a better position later on. too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones that wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO not knowing what he should save first before his attention was now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious Translated by David Wyllie doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, heavily on the floor. opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. slightly. In this way they went round the room several times hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: certainty. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back still just a child after all, and really might not have had an cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and movements. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely status with the IRS. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself Translator: David Wyllie Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With DAMAGE. and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room still just a child after all, and really might not have had an listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing License. You must require such a user to return or couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: and wept so that his powerful chest shook. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's my train leaves at five." little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with just to move about the home, every other day would be spent he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with from their decision to move was much more to do with their total Grete. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to heavily on the floor. sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide below. he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation still just a child after all, and really might not have had an money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking him to spare Gregor's life. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but life led by the family during these two months, must have made him kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief from their decision to move was much more to do with their total adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed and never to have to open the door unless it was especially become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air with her arms around his neck. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At times and they had never come again, at least not with the same without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following and landed loudly on the floor. parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said Translated by David Wyllie. on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists gbnewby@pglaf.org it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated was not a loss but a great advantage. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to *** START: FULL LICENSE *** even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no copied or distributed: lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to the way in a corner. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. waiting to save him. earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he