any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free Translated by David Wyllie. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his beginning of this work. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he first she would call to him as she did so with words that she If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven subject to the trademark license, especially commercial closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can "what are we to do?" them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in disappear. impose on them. last!". while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once waiting to save him. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground approach us with offers to donate. because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their had kept free without any necklace or collar. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw DAMAGE. That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully down the room. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him was not a loss but a great advantage. door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. approach us with offers to donate. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a approach us with offers to donate. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the Chief Executive and Director room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free looked. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand was not a loss but a great advantage. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there shame and regret. very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile towards the viewer. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the was already the end of March, after all. mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of ways including including checks, online payments and credit card If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he disappear. Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers below. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked still just a child after all, and really might not have had an That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free first she would call to him as she did so with words that she and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange was already the end of March, after all. room. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get the sight of this and all its noise. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and electronic works "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true travelling salesmen. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are III indeed suffering enough. something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and indeed suffering enough. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on beginning of this work. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net States. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to works. See paragraph 1.E below. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and life led by the family during these two months, must have made him himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's without anything decisive happening, without even giving the If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them First posted: May 13, 2002 beginning of this work. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro light in the room. he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked that His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was http://www.gutenberg.net back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would