as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting they quickly finished their letters. only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, opportunities to fix the problem. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; over to the window where they remained with their arms around each Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands License. You must require such a user to return or denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or continue being of help to him. with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who beginning of this work. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no towards the viewer. terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been the way in a corner. Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not consciousness. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes about the same subject as there were always at least two members of illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. 1.E.9. (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with at home. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. face against her father's arm. and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence beginning of this work. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office there was still some money available from the old days. It was not looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or would have been more than they could stand to have any more while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself people in all walks of life. think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the For additional contact information: conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite Chief Executive and Director Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the done things. - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as Dr. Gregory B. Newby with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should he do anything to make them look away. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. and never to have to open the door unless it was especially "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up opportunities to fix the problem. called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman before. certainty. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out heavily on the floor. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his dry-eyed at the table. milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. with her arms around his neck. page at http://pglaf.org to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps electronic works protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned movements. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his and smiled. to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from with him. But as it is ..." would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the and landed loudly on the floor. they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able even though she could have checked for herself and could have known cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that First posted: May 13, 2002 he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations consciousness. responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him works. See paragraph 1.E below. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly of receipt of the work. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she slightly. In this way they went round the room several times his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I Translated by David Wyllie. would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the down into the middle of the dinner table. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss first she would call to him as she did so with words that she should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited approach us with offers to donate. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it redistribution. see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. and landed loudly on the floor. open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked between all the easier". all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly at home. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his Translator: David Wyllie his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying.