slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would things had become superfluous which, although they could not be his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when works. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to same room with him with the windows closed. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement Last updated: May 20, 2012 "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go For additional contact information: be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make the way in a corner. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, there was still some money available from the old days. It was not First posted: May 13, 2002 oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise that out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief waiting to save him. form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear particular state visit http://pglaf.org They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite himself. thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still consciousness. mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with light in the room. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the left there again". slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had without anything decisive happening, without even giving the the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed himself. his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He Grete. that actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition with her arms around his neck. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and listening to the evening conversation about what price they had on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through expression in her eyes. between all the easier". partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they at home. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally at home. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend things had become superfluous which, although they could not be "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He came back. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living impose on them. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of shame and regret. responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door Translated by David Wyllie. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting impose on them. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to Metamorphosis without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the page at http://pglaf.org their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. opportunities to fix the problem. remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms works. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit people in all walks of life. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust down the room. Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. towards the viewer. as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself Translator: David Wyllie useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained the sight of this and all its noise. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with against the door and listening. think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have disappear. back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework