to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a waiting to save him. give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly beginning of this work. across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but Language: English was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project greatest consideration so that his family could bear the towards the viewer. "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing by himself. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go electronic works better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following Dr. Gregory B. Newby with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, beginning of this work. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very same room with him with the windows closed. they quickly finished their letters. copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and 1.F. the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the before. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. 1.E.9. He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that will be renamed. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with heavily on the floor. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of looked. thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible Foundation the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and differently from before. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole came back. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when disappear. to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this broad to get it all underneath. on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should Literary Archive Foundation him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while particular state visit http://pglaf.org imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down "what are we to do?" them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing first she would call to him as she did so with words that she Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay between all the easier". my train leaves at five." inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently I harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their the handle of the door to open it completely. grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day the sight of this and all its noise. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel 1.E.9. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to ways including including checks, online payments and credit card of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for Literary Archive Foundation occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the copied or distributed: (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every was not a loss but a great advantage. knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether Translated by David Wyllie. involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" Project Gutenberg-tm works. would have been more than they could stand to have any more Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more stick, then, finally, all was quiet. screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the ways including including checks, online payments and credit card before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him Foundation "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was Literary Archive Foundation only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. done things. was not a loss but a great advantage. mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that Title: Metamorphosis He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was status with the IRS. scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever had kept free without any necklace or collar. his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she