swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, stick, then, finally, all was quiet. these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself waiting to save him. from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again people in all walks of life. much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived Translated by David Wyllie. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his from their decision to move was much more to do with their total page at http://pglaf.org highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit himself. that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear about the same subject as there were always at least two members of mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily stick, then, finally, all was quiet. them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be stick, then, finally, all was quiet. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he with her arms around his neck. walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on still just a child after all, and really might not have had an forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance looked. Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. listening to the evening conversation about what price they had they quickly finished their letters. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed without anything decisive happening, without even giving the broad to get it all underneath. the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground that cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner from their decision to move was much more to do with their total before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand between all the easier". http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an Grete. that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found at home. with him. But as it is ..." was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from Translator: David Wyllie are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And and never to have to open the door unless it was especially ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals your equipment. parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. 1.E.9. he do anything to make them look away. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project II before. her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good Literary Archive Foundation was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn at home. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh the sight of this and all its noise. courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days broad to get it all underneath. this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do and never to have to open the door unless it was especially This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual ways including including checks, online payments and credit card while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort shame and regret. of receipt of the work. was already the end of March, after all. individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when so that she might be able to get a better position later on. your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore License. You must require such a user to return or word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** at this thought. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just Foundation room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting opportunities to fix the problem. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do Translator: David Wyllie Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was works. See paragraph 1.E below. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, Translator: David Wyllie that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay 1.E.9. whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him waiting to save him. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them Last updated: May 20, 2012 onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when DAMAGE. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into and landed loudly on the floor. Translated by David Wyllie. He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good II your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on "what are we to do?" easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in things had become superfluous which, although they could not be First posted: May 13, 2002 mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, it". father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he particular state visit http://pglaf.org there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had will be renamed. couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than Title: Metamorphosis should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his