difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't Translated by David Wyllie. Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. down into the middle of the dinner table. providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will Translated by David Wyllie. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping times and they had never come again, at least not with the same him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still below. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already was already the end of March, after all. Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended peaceful. something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would he do anything to make them look away. his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe came back. why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for 1.E.9. and wept so that his powerful chest shook. individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless below. Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back at home. success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to first to get up and stretch out her young body. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready my train leaves at five." would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" consciousness. they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door over to the window where they remained with their arms around each had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had dry-eyed at the table. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with at this thought. that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, it". this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE towards the viewer. that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your and smiled. As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might subject to the trademark license, especially commercial open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go Franz Kafka would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing Translator: David Wyllie hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was expression in her eyes. carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared heavily on the floor. License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to the sight of this and all its noise. a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than it". sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one first to get up and stretch out her young body. Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared your equipment. refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages travelling salesmen. went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she came back. it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in and wept so that his powerful chest shook. outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you and wept so that his powerful chest shook. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as against the door and listening. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in things had become superfluous which, although they could not be her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR down into the middle of the dinner table. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he same room with him with the windows closed. This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the down the room. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go