he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised things had become superfluous which, although they could not be while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room by himself. could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Project Gutenberg-tm works. mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for the handle of the door to open it completely. wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his Metamorphosis "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited indeed suffering enough. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with for his sister to hear him. a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking not knowing what he should save first before his attention was part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be and never to have to open the door unless it was especially the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's 1.E.9. to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible approach us with offers to donate. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt disappear. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed gbnewby@pglaf.org parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first came back. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way from their decision to move was much more to do with their total to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword done things. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it gbnewby@pglaf.org Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that status with the IRS. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again just to move about the home, every other day would be spent should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came slightly. In this way they went round the room several times nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended certainty. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, *** START: FULL LICENSE *** expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right shame and regret. prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much Language: English continue being of help to him. only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing Translator: David Wyllie that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was your equipment. received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's the way in a corner. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move stick, then, finally, all was quiet. noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, States. he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my status with the IRS. better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself from their decision to move was much more to do with their total he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that and wept so that his powerful chest shook. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples things had become superfluous which, although they could not be open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself still just a child after all, and really might not have had an fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, was already the end of March, after all. overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of and never to have to open the door unless it was especially or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier and landed loudly on the floor. in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give gbnewby@pglaf.org going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, disappear. sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living still just a child after all, and really might not have had an flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from ways including including checks, online payments and credit card room. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the movements. cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him Metamorphosis into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments left there again". Translated by David Wyllie until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a first to get up and stretch out her young body. two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to the way in a corner. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a and never to have to open the door unless it was especially chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the