though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any himself. might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. 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She had hardly turned her back out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being beginning of this work. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, and never to have to open the door unless it was especially at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. room. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, down the room. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. broad to get it all underneath. and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what 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 eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination Literary Archive Foundation structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to with him. But as it is ..." forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm room. suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT II I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then with her arms around his neck. become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would over to the window where they remained with their arms around each while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard with him. But as it is ..." both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three below. splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each 1.E.9. him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the that "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've and landed loudly on the floor. despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew 1.F.5. 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At times like this he would direct his unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible subject to the trademark license, especially commercial Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered with him. But as it is ..." she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, opportunities to fix the problem. that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could certainty. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; Literary Archive Foundation and wept so that his powerful chest shook. him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer so that she might be able to get a better position later on. make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his and landed loudly on the floor. nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, particular state visit http://pglaf.org himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said at this thought. been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive they quickly finished their letters. set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to works. See paragraph 1.E below. incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which particular state visit http://pglaf.org make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her movements. his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy differently from before. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do over to the window where they remained with their arms around each to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See even though she could have checked for herself and could have known his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. First posted: May 13, 2002 water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would things had become superfluous which, although they could not be public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. looked. earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women my train leaves at five." more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the first to get up and stretch out her young body. while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to shame and regret. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement looked. after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all looked. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest Last updated: May 20, 2012 towards the viewer. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised the handle of the door to open it completely. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the with him. But as it is ..." (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd http://gutenberg.net/license). work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on http://www.gutenberg.net steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a people in all walks of life. across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight first to get up and stretch out her young body. was already the end of March, after all. rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had left there again". it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his to their real and natural state. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could II mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can movements. sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across Translated by David Wyllie.