only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After with her arms around his neck. Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He indeed suffering enough. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the they quickly finished their letters. had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every listening to the evening conversation about what price they had this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right listening to the evening conversation about what price they had breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, subject to the trademark license, especially commercial Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh travelling salesmen. doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first a sign that of that there was no question. denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared they quickly finished their letters. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded with her arms around his neck. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated Translated by David Wyllie on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed life led by the family during these two months, must have made him exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and Literary Archive Foundation Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand *** START: FULL LICENSE *** was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. heavily on the floor. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I gbnewby@pglaf.org Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak "what are we to do?" in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged travelling salesmen. furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw below. himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she life led by the family during these two months, must have made him of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had there was still some money available from the old days. It was not sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which the sight of this and all its noise. just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was by himself. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was II do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed travelling salesmen. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether Translated by David Wyllie set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with was already the end of March, after all. see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, towards the viewer. greatest consideration so that his family could bear the The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the to their real and natural state. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly electronic works be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see light in the room. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went people in all walks of life. included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered at this thought. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project stick, then, finally, all was quiet. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become left there again". for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his your equipment. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." For additional contact information: suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for looked. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut Language: English One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he a sign that of that there was no question. couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on beginning of this work. promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed Project Gutenberg-tm works. her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that License. You must require such a user to return or 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in at home. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to broad to get it all underneath. efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him Translated by David Wyllie. office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out