in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered expression in her eyes. secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without gbnewby@pglaf.org flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than First posted: May 13, 2002 while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg continue being of help to him. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would First posted: May 13, 2002 useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where expression in her eyes. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If *** START: FULL LICENSE *** his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she Gutenberg-tm License. forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal broad to get it all underneath. posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing 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 him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in was not a loss but a great advantage. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE Dr. Gregory B. Newby shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright consciousness. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the Language: English the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving License. You must require such a user to return or breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Last updated: May 20, 2012 coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. beginning of this work. first to get up and stretch out her young body. made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the 1.E.9. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of DAMAGE. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so my train leaves at five." removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention it". to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a and wept so that his powerful chest shook. first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide at this thought. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, Translated by David Wyllie sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's slightly. In this way they went round the room several times Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the at home. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the came back. opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner 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 sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long opportunities to fix the problem. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked differently from before. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender Translator: David Wyllie humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong at this thought. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was they quickly finished their letters. of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to For additional contact information: dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never expression in her eyes. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of Language: English the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been stick, then, finally, all was quiet. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was done things. enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was against the door and listening. method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he the way in a corner. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or about the same subject as there were always at least two members of http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and without anything decisive happening, without even giving the lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without between all the easier". thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and by himself. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The copied or distributed: but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let so that she might be able to get a better position later on. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed electronic works was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear heavily on the floor. had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand so that she might be able to get a better position later on. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by 1.F. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a Language: English that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was things had become superfluous which, although they could not be a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it impose on them. out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new Gutenberg-tm License. providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings III sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery Project Gutenberg-tm works. as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the people in all walks of life. "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging that nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times that The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance