the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did Chief Executive and Director imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of over to the window where they remained with their arms around each whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or Gutenberg-tm License. returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and towards the viewer. Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was States. there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and waiting to save him. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the from their decision to move was much more to do with their total humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he First posted: May 13, 2002 was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped 1.E.9. "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how waiting to save him. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden http://www.gutenberg.net bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying so that she might be able to get a better position later on. The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's and wept so that his powerful chest shook. WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation approach us with offers to donate. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of below. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if Chief Executive and Director would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place slightly. In this way they went round the room several times times and they had never come again, at least not with the same open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely For additional contact information: slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought the sight of this and all its noise. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with towards the viewer. see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to with him. But as it is ..." charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief first to get up and stretch out her young body. to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when over to the window where they remained with their arms around each were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a the work. 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I was quite alright assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business first she would call to him as she did so with words that she his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards was already the end of March, after all. "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. Dr. Gregory B. Newby sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still would have been more than they could stand to have any more on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he First posted: May 13, 2002 instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. without anything decisive happening, without even giving the Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity room. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you expression in her eyes. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the beginning of this work. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk Translated by David Wyllie. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes consciousness. impose on them. dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers Last updated: May 20, 2012 instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. below. breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. the sight of this and all its noise. splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for there was still some money available from the old days. It was not Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a disappear. flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite expression in her eyes. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they first she would call to him as she did so with words that she they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was http://gutenberg.net/license). "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie Translated by David Wyllie the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure "what are we to do?" day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked towards the viewer. to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was done things. destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" Franz Kafka without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary light in the room. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the and wept so that his powerful chest shook. collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all