lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she without anything decisive happening, without even giving the The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to of receipt of the work. had kept free without any necklace or collar. respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her DAMAGE. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never will be renamed. himself. the sight of this and all its noise. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at a sign that of that there was no question. Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably they quickly finished their letters. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could he do anything to make them look away. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of Literary Archive Foundation the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust first she would call to him as she did so with words that she one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in Author: Franz Kafka catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the below. lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself and never to have to open the door unless it was especially bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived differently from before. too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in Author: Franz Kafka achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father Franz Kafka ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune works. See paragraph 1.E below. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very Author: Franz Kafka doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered II while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out with her arms around his neck. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and not knowing what he should save first before his attention was one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out and landed loudly on the floor. in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), heavily on the floor. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when things had become superfluous which, although they could not be pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: For additional contact information: away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where II better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them redistribution. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to Literary Archive Foundation she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his people in all walks of life. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who "what are we to do?" shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone he do anything to make them look away. completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be to their real and natural state. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. waiting to save him. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had Gutenberg-tm License. forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, first to get up and stretch out her young body. he do anything to make them look away. fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but I from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. status with the IRS. as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the expression in her eyes. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This waiting to save him. To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which and never to have to open the door unless it was especially entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh so that she might be able to get a better position later on. from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared travelling salesmen. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply and never to have to open the door unless it was especially naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more Last updated: May 20, 2012 wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut will be renamed. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first without anything decisive happening, without even giving the himself. taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had last!". sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had heavily on the floor. middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. expression in her eyes. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they II possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not first to get up and stretch out her young body. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried was not a loss but a great advantage. But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if First posted: May 13, 2002 Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for to their real and natural state. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should continue being of help to him. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his