onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight the way in a corner. prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite him to spare Gregor's life. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his works. 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously consciousness. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until him to spare Gregor's life. how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower about the same subject as there were always at least two members of business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. gbnewby@pglaf.org The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used http://www.gutenberg.net frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. him to spare Gregor's life. DAMAGE. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework and never to have to open the door unless it was especially the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the stick, then, finally, all was quiet. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in and never to have to open the door unless it was especially if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the Project Gutenberg-tm works. the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it Foundation his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm without anything decisive happening, without even giving the I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back dry-eyed at the table. found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, he do anything to make them look away. mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** waiting to save him. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father Chief Executive and Director the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they shame and regret. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time same room with him with the windows closed. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It for his sister to hear him. two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. times and they had never come again, at least not with the same had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When at this thought. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to movements. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were Author: Franz Kafka of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would himself. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile "what are we to do?" chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. Gutenberg-tm License. a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, down into the middle of the dinner table. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was by himself. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever works. her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, will be renamed. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once at this thought. sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property same room with him with the windows closed. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had at this thought. Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the same room with him with the windows closed. and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in the sight of this and all its noise. become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every Last updated: May 20, 2012 silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, *** START: FULL LICENSE *** them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his Translated by David Wyllie. sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact page at http://pglaf.org our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times Translator: David Wyllie open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present before. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's stick, then, finally, all was quiet. shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the