out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with people in all walks of life. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again your equipment. point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked Title: Metamorphosis that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed came back. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's himself. "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards first to get up and stretch out her young body. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it status with the IRS. made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was Translated by David Wyllie. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he with him. But as it is ..." Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not first to get up and stretch out her young body. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her a sign that of that there was no question. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and Foundation normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the against the door and listening. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me my train leaves at five." would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short 1.F. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while movements. Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you below. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. done things. Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little face against her father's arm. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared particular state visit http://pglaf.org The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just life led by the family during these two months, must have made him his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard dry-eyed at the table. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which between all the easier". concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in impose on them. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there the way in a corner. across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home Project Gutenberg-tm works. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore down the room. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her ways including including checks, online payments and credit card uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had still just a child after all, and really might not have had an hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with 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 No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies stick, then, finally, all was quiet. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. shame and regret. approach us with offers to donate. Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced came back. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed of receipt of the work. INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of II must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when dry-eyed at the table. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor your equipment. nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread Gutenberg-tm License. differently from before. things had become superfluous which, although they could not be insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had with him. But as it is ..." not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Translated by David Wyllie. become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired Chief Executive and Director They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals dry-eyed at the table. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or gbnewby@pglaf.org "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project your equipment. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already slightly. In this way they went round the room several times difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an consciousness. out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had before. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled For additional contact information: to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone first she would call to him as she did so with words that she closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the