now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was Foundation speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. first to get up and stretch out her young body. only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door First posted: May 13, 2002 Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but face against her father's arm. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation not knowing what he should save first before his attention was His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, the sight of this and all its noise. of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the shame and regret. chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the certainty. he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room times and they had never come again, at least not with the same the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he page at http://pglaf.org blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud and wept so that his powerful chest shook. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room heavily on the floor. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had for his sister to hear him. instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of impose on them. opportunities to fix the problem. expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again and landed loudly on the floor. eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the your equipment. from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if http://gutenberg.net/license). last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go at this thought. they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped just to move about the home, every other day would be spent dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried done things. some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been For additional contact information: even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when I re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings Last updated: May 20, 2012 her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, and landed loudly on the floor. this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used Language: English companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked stick, then, finally, all was quiet. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right dry-eyed at the table. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly light in the room. http://gutenberg.net/license). Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself without anything decisive happening, without even giving the to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no and smiled. dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was the sight of this and all its noise. after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than at this thought. flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop so that she might be able to get a better position later on. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for and wept so that his powerful chest shook. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on broad to get it all underneath. that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying face against her father's arm. chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother gbnewby@pglaf.org was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it works. See paragraph 1.E below. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might page at http://pglaf.org that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he expression in her eyes. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your Chief Executive and Director there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort there was still some money available from the old days. It was not but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed redistribution. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with III them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the left there again". With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. movements. that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the works. electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half broad to get it all underneath. DAMAGE. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the opportunities to fix the problem. both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange indeed suffering enough. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her left there again". tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood your equipment. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. Translated by David Wyllie still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most License. You must require such a user to return or to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of life led by the family during these two months, must have made him "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations II rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down he do anything to make them look away. regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the