himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of to their real and natural state. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again electronic works after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** opportunities to fix the problem. his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in against the door and listening. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up Gutenberg-tm License. curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father life led by the family during these two months, must have made him distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying Author: Franz Kafka straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the II rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they subject to the trademark license, especially commercial had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered DAMAGE. shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible down the room. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of so that she might be able to get a better position later on. not knowing what he should save first before his attention was business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than Project Gutenberg-tm works. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, copied or distributed: that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and License. You must require such a user to return or himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was Franz Kafka International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make and smiled. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all First posted: May 13, 2002 could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact was already the end of March, after all. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated "what are we to do?" gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit he do anything to make them look away. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to so that she might be able to get a better position later on. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, was not a loss but a great advantage. only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his left there again". she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists people in all walks of life. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he down the room. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. works. See paragraph 1.E below. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** First posted: May 13, 2002 listening to the evening conversation about what price they had "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other life led by the family during these two months, must have made him folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think by himself. we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; below. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and for his sister to hear him. his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. For additional contact information: idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just done things. "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. and landed loudly on the floor. remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon ways including including checks, online payments and credit card raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and continue being of help to him. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of times and they had never come again, at least not with the same They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be Literary Archive Foundation something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and a sign that of that there was no question. despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the status with the IRS. however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud opportunities to fix the problem. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, done things. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, subject to the trademark license, especially commercial Translated by David Wyllie. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room Grete. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern opportunities to fix the problem. ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which http://gutenberg.net/license). stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but last!". movements. disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they ways including including checks, online payments and credit card he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to II just to move about the home, every other day would be spent one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free that had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was dry-eyed at the table. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any Foundation little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. himself. whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but towards the viewer. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to works. That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE 1.E.9. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any and wept so that his powerful chest shook. for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any