quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister particular state visit http://pglaf.org After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and and wept so that his powerful chest shook. of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he expression in her eyes. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would peaceful. line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his my train leaves at five." Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic of receipt of the work. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had greatest consideration so that his family could bear the cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to him to spare Gregor's life. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his with him. But as it is ..." than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without 1.F. as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could approach us with offers to donate. landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite down into the middle of the dinner table. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from works. See paragraph 1.E below. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way just to move about the home, every other day would be spent like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set stick, then, finally, all was quiet. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime subject to the trademark license, especially commercial completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by down into the middle of the dinner table. doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in would have been more than they could stand to have any more enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, just to move about the home, every other day would be spent But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've Foundation was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and of receipt of the work. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then travelling salesmen. peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. status with the IRS. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true himself. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God certainty. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with was not a loss but a great advantage. towards the viewer. than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on opportunities to fix the problem. times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently your equipment. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking about the same subject as there were always at least two members of was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at about the same subject as there were always at least two members of milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family light in the room. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one page at http://pglaf.org forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they down into the middle of the dinner table. assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more at home. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide the sight of this and all its noise. feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware approach us with offers to donate. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little I and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Translated by David Wyllie. himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his Dr. Gregory B. Newby Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand even though she could have checked for herself and could have known Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. at this thought. way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered 1.E.9. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat slightly. In this way they went round the room several times noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not from their decision to move was much more to do with their total room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without Gutenberg-tm License. 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, heavily on the floor. Last updated: May 20, 2012 ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply down into the middle of the dinner table. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of the sight of this and all its noise. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way ways including including checks, online payments and credit card protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even