superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, Dr. Gregory B. Newby as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations and landed loudly on the floor. folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more just to move about the home, every other day would be spent editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when 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 While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard he do anything to make them look away. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many approach us with offers to donate. again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise slightly. In this way they went round the room several times even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust dry-eyed at the table. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in it". would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats still just a child after all, and really might not have had an Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free life led by the family during these two months, must have made him his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm States. other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he against the door and listening. responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the Dr. Gregory B. Newby Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of Translated by David Wyllie. closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one with him. But as it is ..." and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only Chief Executive and Director works. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with Translated by David Wyllie. agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned certainty. around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any DAMAGE. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and and never to have to open the door unless it was especially grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet to their real and natural state. That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more For additional contact information: Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, last!". opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation will be renamed. curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. done things. some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into slightly. In this way they went round the room several times the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. Gregor!" 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Gregor went and waited seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined Project Gutenberg-tm works. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone the handle of the door to open it completely. of receipt of the work. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole just to move about the home, every other day would be spent that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but without anything decisive happening, without even giving the most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break Metamorphosis emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have certainty. to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the left there again". "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg gbnewby@pglaf.org drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. your equipment. to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the I one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite impose on them. curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. him to spare Gregor's life. his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm not knowing what he should save first before his attention was to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary against the door and listening. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll not knowing what he should save first before his attention was three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed