for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to last!". Translated by David Wyllie. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium himself. these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they there was still some money available from the old days. It was not have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, "what are we to do?" The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it electronic works moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even electronic works able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her will be renamed. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the Language: English destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or by himself. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself left there again". lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but done things. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily had kept free without any necklace or collar. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father gbnewby@pglaf.org hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit that household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should II the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just between all the easier". 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. indeed suffering enough. because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone Translator: David Wyllie If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then there was still some money available from the old days. It was not 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the because of that. What should he do now? 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Then, quietly, pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw against the door and listening. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already down into the middle of the dinner table. first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister dry-eyed at the table. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load a sign that of that there was no question. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there without anything decisive happening, without even giving the "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. last!". unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: redistribution. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still DAMAGE. with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it opportunities to fix the problem. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in was not a loss but a great advantage. all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" between all the easier". six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when Chief Executive and Director intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. Franz Kafka three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the 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 reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. times and they had never come again, at least not with the same one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. shame and regret. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with Translated by David Wyllie. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic was not a loss but a great advantage. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I particular state visit http://pglaf.org front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but light in the room. the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and Chief Executive and Director and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by page at http://pglaf.org Chief Executive and Director they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic for his sister to hear him. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's first to get up and stretch out her young body. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite listening to the evening conversation about what price they had find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no Translated by David Wyllie Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he II of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it III than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she Title: Metamorphosis though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so the sight of this and all its noise. - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's against the door and listening. everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never about the same subject as there were always at least two members of been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the expression in her eyes. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his before. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how Translated by David Wyllie. http://www.gutenberg.net protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without subject to the trademark license, especially commercial "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? the handle of the door to open it completely. himself. furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen Grete. indeed suffering enough. possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say life led by the family during these two months, must have made him landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far