certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. dry-eyed at the table. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest works. See paragraph 1.E below. without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the indeed suffering enough. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother he do anything to make them look away. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a shame and regret. tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the for his sister to hear him. same room with him with the windows closed. he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly impose on them. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest Chief Executive and Director complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At times and they had never come again, at least not with the same fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family works. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from works. See paragraph 1.E below. To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free with him. But as it is ..." keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more Dr. Gregory B. Newby Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, gbnewby@pglaf.org was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, it". rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore without anything decisive happening, without even giving the to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing electronic works INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the light in the room. Last updated: May 20, 2012 other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father about the same subject as there were always at least two members of which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him First posted: May 13, 2002 for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but Last updated: May 20, 2012 done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he Title: Metamorphosis written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had there was still some money available from the old days. It was not 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, so that she might be able to get a better position later on. the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and people in all walks of life. nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with "what are we to do?" very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide "what are we to do?" of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would http://www.gutenberg.net even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of life led by the family during these two months, must have made him "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought listening to the evening conversation about what price they had the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should just to move about the home, every other day would be spent involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could last!". give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards not knowing what he should save first before his attention was After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister 1.E.9. wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in Title: Metamorphosis interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of light in the room. would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out waiting to save him. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to 1.E.9. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. came back. other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them shame and regret. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from still just a child after all, and really might not have had an pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote still just a child after all, and really might not have had an expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. the sight of this and all its noise. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, 1.E.9. Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head page at http://pglaf.org slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or *** START: FULL LICENSE *** was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's of receipt of the work. of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. disappear. lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, down the room. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and came back. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back III This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different he do anything to make them look away. electronic works instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless differently from before. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure the way in a corner. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their consciousness. the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they page at http://pglaf.org uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just Translated by David Wyllie. even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about broad to get it all underneath. better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as