License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had First posted: May 13, 2002 THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting page at http://pglaf.org more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was broad to get it all underneath. his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every Chief Executive and Director just to move about the home, every other day would be spent last!". array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and For additional contact information: It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest against the door and listening. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to and wept so that his powerful chest shook. heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to III or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could differently from before. without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak 1.E.9. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. was already the end of March, after all. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have continue being of help to him. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his he do anything to make them look away. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto was already the end of March, after all. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many Franz Kafka that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune they quickly finished their letters. to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg Translated by David Wyllie opportunities to fix the problem. front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living by himself. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her DAMAGE. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone Franz Kafka WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's and wept so that his powerful chest shook. back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward opportunities to fix the problem. sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister even though she could have checked for herself and could have known that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk 1.F. remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father page at http://pglaf.org wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him indeed suffering enough. without anything decisive happening, without even giving the certainty. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more left there again". now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and was not a loss but a great advantage. and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did was not a loss but a great advantage. And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too Translated by David Wyllie. already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg Grete. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from without anything decisive happening, without even giving the practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or done things. milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, gbnewby@pglaf.org just to move about the home, every other day would be spent usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; first to get up and stretch out her young body. status with the IRS. Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of Project Gutenberg-tm works. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile without anything decisive happening, without even giving the to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived movements. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that movements. it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he Literary Archive Foundation to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the against the door and listening. table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did Translated by David Wyllie. watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth gbnewby@pglaf.org she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, works. See paragraph 1.E below. door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that Grete. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've States. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I