the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and and never to have to open the door unless it was especially Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand dry-eyed at the table. service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed movements. of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was there was still some money available from the old days. It was not So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even life led by the family during these two months, must have made him movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, the sight of this and all its noise. to their real and natural state. 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a Literary Archive Foundation though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the shame and regret. carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good *** START: FULL LICENSE *** considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or about the same subject as there were always at least two members of trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it the way in a corner. and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project done things. really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, Gutenberg-tm License. distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement impose on them. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but shame and regret. the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use II removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of Gutenberg-tm License. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without the handle of the door to open it completely. enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the looked. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself the way in a corner. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" with her arms around his neck. Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed works. See paragraph 1.E below. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother page at http://pglaf.org Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have left there again". After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to slightly. In this way they went round the room several times photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after slightly. In this way they went round the room several times a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for still just a child after all, and really might not have had an It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was to their real and natural state. instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her was not a loss but a great advantage. just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was before. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to II or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling differently from before. compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really copied or distributed: http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: continue being of help to him. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and before. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at DAMAGE. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she and never to have to open the door unless it was especially to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared stick, then, finally, all was quiet. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good and landed loudly on the floor. Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with status with the IRS. "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back left there again". raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. II been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be and smiled. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have shame and regret. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without and landed loudly on the floor. Translated by David Wyllie. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch looked. he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like differently from before. and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself particular state visit http://pglaf.org screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel about the same subject as there were always at least two members of stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the with her arms around his neck. door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided just to move about the home, every other day would be spent bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple done things. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or dry-eyed at the table. with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by electronic works doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have at home.