It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been subject to the trademark license, especially commercial that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it and wept so that his powerful chest shook. or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** broad to get it all underneath. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without States. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now for his sister to hear him. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat greatest consideration so that his family could bear the dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His looked. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. particular state visit http://pglaf.org This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, Translated by David Wyllie. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made consciousness. to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. certainty. is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no Gutenberg-tm License. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the him to spare Gregor's life. naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent greatest consideration so that his family could bear the page at http://pglaf.org difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to they quickly finished their letters. too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be was not a loss but a great advantage. opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise not knowing what he should save first before his attention was whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest Translated by David Wyllie the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and a sign that of that there was no question. the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor disappear. Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** For additional contact information: suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he room. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. 1.F.1. 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Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself before. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the just to move about the home, every other day would be spent THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. Last updated: May 20, 2012 immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer before. as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, slightly. In this way they went round the room several times efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote at home. taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the without anything decisive happening, without even giving the work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", between all the easier". This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with redistribution. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what down the room. inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, the sight of this and all its noise. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn Chief Executive and Director able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up 1.F. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort between all the easier". better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half stick, then, finally, all was quiet. States. there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further status with the IRS. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. disappear. how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he Grete. leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, Title: Metamorphosis quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all page at http://pglaf.org of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one differently from before. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. was already the end of March, after all. smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. Translated by David Wyllie. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own at this thought. peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one still just a child after all, and really might not have had an not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his with her arms around his neck. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of III with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, continue being of help to him. threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments