parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's broad to get it all underneath. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player peaceful. it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw indeed suffering enough. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined First posted: May 13, 2002 a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing travelling salesmen. favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him works. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had Chief Executive and Director his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight broad to get it all underneath. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you down the room. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular looked. question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as himself. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with first to get up and stretch out her young body. that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to beginning of this work. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which towards the viewer. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel at home. carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office at home. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make License. You must require such a user to return or closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had left there again". he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed differently from before. His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight particular state visit http://pglaf.org works. See paragraph 1.E below. going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you listening to the evening conversation about what price they had her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then continue being of help to him. in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: consciousness. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had and wept so that his powerful chest shook. differently from before. responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. Translated by David Wyllie. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations dry-eyed at the table. the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender with her arms around his neck. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with left there again". Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring DAMAGE. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy had kept free without any necklace or collar. with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated works. Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a Dr. Gregory B. Newby put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh differently from before. sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, him to spare Gregor's life. II Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or Title: Metamorphosis the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper expression in her eyes. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he just to move about the home, every other day would be spent both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when disappear. he do anything to make them look away. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" came back. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work peaceful. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived certainty. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on life led by the family during these two months, must have made him 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the works. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that he do anything to make them look away. was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the http://gutenberg.net/license). He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. First posted: May 13, 2002 steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the over to the window where they remained with their arms around each as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even First posted: May 13, 2002 the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found face against her father's arm. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many so that she might be able to get a better position later on. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net peaceful. with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with down the room. The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. Foundation prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that against the door and listening. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away