strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes indeed suffering enough. however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in below. about the same subject as there were always at least two members of stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock States. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, to their real and natural state. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she there was still some money available from the old days. It was not screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total works. works. opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, works. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand Title: Metamorphosis Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to States. be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the done things. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with so that she might be able to get a better position later on. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's my train leaves at five." looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or 1.F. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with same room with him with the windows closed. again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. down into the middle of the dinner table. a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to Title: Metamorphosis splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was 1.E.9. than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, II travelling salesmen. certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too even though she could have checked for herself and could have known everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, before. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps opportunities to fix the problem. consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be first she would call to him as she did so with words that she away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his between all the easier". "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of For additional contact information: and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and had kept free without any necklace or collar. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards left there again". with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, him to spare Gregor's life. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then room. to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's broad to get it all underneath. furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's a sign that of that there was no question. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" before. think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious Translated by David Wyllie must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make a sign that of that there was no question. been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had at home. about the same subject as there were always at least two members of attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong gbnewby@pglaf.org quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself DAMAGE. chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic came back. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to consciousness. he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project Language: English this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a looked. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and 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 especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to so that she might be able to get a better position later on. denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a Translated by David Wyllie. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but looked. just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any impose on them. suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the First posted: May 13, 2002 returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but dry-eyed at the table. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm not knowing what he should save first before his attention was To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the the handle of the door to open it completely. street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go travelling salesmen. and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his against the door and listening. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud particular state visit http://pglaf.org towards the viewer. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her I had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to Gutenberg-tm License. fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, at home. Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the