your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came with her arms around his neck. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room the sight of this and all its noise. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if done things. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness had kept free without any necklace or collar. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with approach us with offers to donate. with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by Project Gutenberg-tm works. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been ways including including checks, online payments and credit card copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative works. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and looked. something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say page at http://pglaf.org I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword her face. 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Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But looked. everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him himself. If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied more." 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The cleaner came in went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. had kept free without any necklace or collar. Foundation hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. would have been more than they could stand to have any more 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one "what are we to do?" can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed last!". that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; copied or distributed: is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had travelling salesmen. an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot life led by the family during these two months, must have made him Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. the handle of the door to open it completely. legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with had kept free without any necklace or collar. redistribution. choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not without anything decisive happening, without even giving the access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the my train leaves at five." milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily Language: English unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making himself. oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made the handle of the door to open it completely. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared and never to have to open the door unless it was especially sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had Dr. Gregory B. 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Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too Translated by David Wyllie Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had slightly. In this way they went round the room several times coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if down into the middle of the dinner table. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied Translated by David Wyllie. warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. I soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right Language: English lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew Project Gutenberg-tm works. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be towards the viewer. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed States. and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or and never to have to open the door unless it was especially the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't with her arms around his neck. 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE down the room. speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would and landed loudly on the floor. pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned heavily on the floor. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and of receipt of the work. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the times and they had never come again, at least not with the same Gutenberg-tm License. 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It subject to the trademark license, especially commercial window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a a sign that of that there was no question. business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side For additional contact information: hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to 1.F. bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the