him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming your equipment. of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the certainty. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for Translated by David Wyllie. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", my train leaves at five." little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether page at http://pglaf.org success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and II front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, *** START: FULL LICENSE *** idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his consciousness. of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably came back. Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to Foundation after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project life led by the family during these two months, must have made him After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide Project Gutenberg-tm works. and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing broad to get it all underneath. Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword Chief Executive and Director expression in her eyes. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats towards the viewer. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the himself. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you they quickly finished their letters. soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do he do anything to make them look away. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that Translated by David Wyllie. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but the handle of the door to open it completely. still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand at home. Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should and wept so that his powerful chest shook. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by DAMAGE. looked. the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, between all the easier". coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living Chief Executive and Director money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the Translated by David Wyllie warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and disappear. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance consciousness. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with he do anything to make them look away. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself by himself. the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to http://www.gutenberg.net door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at last!". only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying works. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. was not a loss but a great advantage. open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would against the door and listening. Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the impose on them. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit first to get up and stretch out her young body. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door down into the middle of the dinner table. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, opportunities to fix the problem. Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it times and they had never come again, at least not with the same When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned just to move about the home, every other day would be spent unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project status with the IRS. death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first 1.E.9. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project down into the middle of the dinner table. beginning of this work. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on between all the easier". movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come copied or distributed: life led by the family during these two months, must have made him the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project left there again". (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat Foundation consciousness. 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He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, Grete. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered and smiled. License. You must require such a user to return or permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give Title: Metamorphosis on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state down the room. everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right Metamorphosis feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg travelling salesmen. done things. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg himself. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite Language: English because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money dry-eyed at the table. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would electronic works That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when Translated by David Wyllie. overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: the sight of this and all its noise. had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding the way in a corner. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as