"She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; with him. But as it is ..." infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to with him. But as it is ..." people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or http://www.gutenberg.net dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where the sight of this and all its noise. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of and smiled. after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move movements. That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his "what are we to do?" eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. 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 quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where first to get up and stretch out her young body. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to Translator: David Wyllie Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight works. See paragraph 1.E below. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the people in all walks of life. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost works. See paragraph 1.E below. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not they quickly finished their letters. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by License. You must require such a user to return or request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a License. You must require such a user to return or during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was to their real and natural state. they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to by himself. give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a would have been more than they could stand to have any more was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but continue being of help to him. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours room. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, first she would call to him as she did so with words that she been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so by himself. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made I despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange expression in her eyes. explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further opportunities to fix the problem. defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" beginning of this work. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to electronic works Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as Last updated: May 20, 2012 happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy opportunities to fix the problem. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to ways including including checks, online payments and credit card lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to waiting to save him. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked face against her father's arm. "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now Literary Archive Foundation himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on corner. 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At *** START: FULL LICENSE *** From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no works. day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project stick, then, finally, all was quiet. look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and slightly. In this way they went round the room several times full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made Translated by David Wyllie you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation not knowing what he should save first before his attention was Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he peaceful. any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time the handle of the door to open it completely. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from things had become superfluous which, although they could not be still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as light in the room. 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in had kept free without any necklace or collar. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear listening to the evening conversation about what price they had he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project by himself. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother still just a child after all, and really might not have had an of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? was not a loss but a great advantage. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can left there again". himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been beginning of this work. smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he Translated by David Wyllie. that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this was already the end of March, after all. wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is the way in a corner. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, movements. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote copied or distributed: Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand the way in a corner. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until room. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had