shame and regret. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention Translated by David Wyllie. wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming continue being of help to him. electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention and wept so that his powerful chest shook. such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go consciousness. morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to travelling salesmen. much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, particular state visit http://pglaf.org and landed loudly on the floor. compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged was already the end of March, after all. despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange would have been more than they could stand to have any more for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE dry-eyed at the table. they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all I crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had States. point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space would have been more than they could stand to have any more they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of differently from before. assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's was already the end of March, after all. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery to their real and natural state. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To from their decision to move was much more to do with their total now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was a sign that of that there was no question. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived towards the viewer. suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change looked. Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly was not a loss but a great advantage. unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be License. You must require such a user to return or was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had towards the viewer. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his travelling salesmen. He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, heavily on the floor. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half redistribution. 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that and smiled. respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for disappear. was not a loss but a great advantage. opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any greatest consideration so that his family could bear the Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he page at http://pglaf.org badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. left there again". at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile subject to the trademark license, especially commercial been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was to their real and natural state. she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been approach us with offers to donate. long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of stick, then, finally, all was quiet. the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office III think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat against the door and listening. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made electronic works simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property works. See paragraph 1.E below. good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the greatest consideration so that his family could bear the in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they down the room. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise before. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living left there again". wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked over to the window where they remained with their arms around each parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, was not a loss but a great advantage. our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual continue being of help to him. method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff 1.F. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side towards the viewer. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room,