about the same subject as there were always at least two members of send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the listening to the evening conversation about what price they had interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; waiting to save him. already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a certainty. closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you shame and regret. hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a first she would call to him as she did so with words that she and never to have to open the door unless it was especially the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with listening to the evening conversation about what price they had Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the looked. wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight http://gutenberg.net/license). room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to towards the viewer. License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any Translated by David Wyllie. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. people in all walks of life. must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you my train leaves at five." from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what that easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. First posted: May 13, 2002 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and things had become superfluous which, although they could not be himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, Translated by David Wyllie. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her status with the IRS. his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying Chief Executive and Director the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their slightly. In this way they went round the room several times their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to "what are we to do?" flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the life led by the family during these two months, must have made him he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present still just a child after all, and really might not have had an As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest Translated by David Wyllie. suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, the handle of the door to open it completely. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing III courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud expression in her eyes. while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At he do anything to make them look away. street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become Grete. only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day times and they had never come again, at least not with the same unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not there was still some money available from the old days. It was not lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and looked. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the Translator: David Wyllie This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at 1.F. has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door For additional contact information: that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday Translated by David Wyllie. of receipt of the work. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest it". as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? they quickly finished their letters. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt Translated by David Wyllie. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how looked. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, works. was not a loss but a great advantage. she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably him to spare Gregor's life. it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. works. See paragraph 1.E below. simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was a sign that of that there was no question. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, "what are we to do?" quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the my train leaves at five." nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, dry-eyed at the table. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust the way in a corner. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. over to the window where they remained with their arms around each morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he my train leaves at five." and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally at home. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they continue being of help to him. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit waiting to save him. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by 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 was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, II That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a left there again". father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or