work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. against the door and listening. everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. consciousness. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his people in all walks of life. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set broad to get it all underneath. with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and just to move about the home, every other day would be spent dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way heavily on the floor. different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still III Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. that Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his redistribution. of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. towards the viewer. recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was a sign that of that there was no question. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring III staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed approach us with offers to donate. of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three himself. of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up first she would call to him as she did so with words that she now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't shame and regret. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a would have been more than they could stand to have any more and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this Translated by David Wyllie all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous slightly. In this way they went round the room several times above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic first she would call to him as she did so with words that she copied or distributed: though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as impose on them. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat Last updated: May 20, 2012 back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to with him. But as it is ..." curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to States. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her travelling salesmen. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy electronic works from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding first to get up and stretch out her young body. struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only greatest consideration so that his family could bear the improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could Foundation there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand and never to have to open the door unless it was especially distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a States. sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one Project Gutenberg-tm works. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, room. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an Chief Executive and Director second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, people in all walks of life. hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms gbnewby@pglaf.org himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round just to move about the home, every other day would be spent state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword at this thought. Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their consciousness. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would First posted: May 13, 2002 "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, first she would call to him as she did so with words that she anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the dry-eyed at the table. easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in before. while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as life led by the family during these two months, must have made him next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his greatest consideration so that his family could bear the put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table light in the room. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth Dr. Gregory B. Newby all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and copied or distributed: even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to page at http://pglaf.org by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous