and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in they quickly finished their letters. see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose between all the easier". sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure stick, then, finally, all was quiet. sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was that and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but ways including including checks, online payments and credit card status with the IRS. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm heavily on the floor. friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more movements. ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the 1.F. expression in her eyes. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in Literary Archive Foundation to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that movements. Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the impose on them. have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, II milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will expression in her eyes. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did http://www.gutenberg.net now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** slightly. In this way they went round the room several times One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all 1.E.9. responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and peaceful. lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that http://gutenberg.net/license). round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could people in all walks of life. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for below. shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in Last updated: May 20, 2012 of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about between all the easier". it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up would have been more than they could stand to have any more PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living same room with him with the windows closed. up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, and landed loudly on the floor. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to times and they had never come again, at least not with the same would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with greatest consideration so that his family could bear the against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. continue being of help to him. see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have For additional contact information: she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight left there again". folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor waiting to save him. curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework about the same subject as there were always at least two members of Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the impose on them. more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his Literary Archive Foundation After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, gbnewby@pglaf.org his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his over to the window where they remained with their arms around each not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. Title: Metamorphosis could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear was already the end of March, after all. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when by himself. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his would have been more than they could stand to have any more playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to dry-eyed at the table. drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go