again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be times and they had never come again, at least not with the same help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project movements. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just copied or distributed: first to get up and stretch out her young body. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in *** START: FULL LICENSE *** family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their would have been more than they could stand to have any more cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, movements. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by Language: English on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did Title: Metamorphosis he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept First posted: May 13, 2002 the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and him to spare Gregor's life. No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it Grete. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear will be renamed. down into the middle of the dinner table. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free my train leaves at five." sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let legs. 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He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the Translated by David Wyllie. the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He listening to the evening conversation about what price they had decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. gbnewby@pglaf.org slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Dr. Gregory B. Newby the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved the handle of the door to open it completely. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very copied or distributed: more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and over to the window where they remained with their arms around each slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their people in all walks of life. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer http://www.gutenberg.net He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did a sign that of that there was no question. be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible himself. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most times and they had never come again, at least not with the same state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as will be renamed. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always Dr. Gregory B. Newby towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and copied or distributed: Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Translator: David Wyllie their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes not knowing what he should save first before his attention was slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and that "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks Chief Executive and Director *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** slightly. In this way they went round the room several times only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their "what are we to do?" her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we the sight of this and all its noise. of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost they quickly finished their letters. would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were the sight of this and all its noise. the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he electronic works they quickly finished their letters. he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. status with the IRS. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his copied or distributed: make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown Translated by David Wyllie possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward Translated by David Wyllie been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had before. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never II should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his http://www.gutenberg.net One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and him to spare Gregor's life. Translated by David Wyllie "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the and wept so that his powerful chest shook. II the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of Language: English quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all over to the window where they remained with their arms around each notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept your equipment. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing Last updated: May 20, 2012 what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a peaceful. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would