There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", just to move about the home, every other day would be spent send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him over to the window where they remained with their arms around each like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. my train leaves at five." instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with first to get up and stretch out her young body. you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought http://gutenberg.net/license). life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking Grete. This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works beginning of this work. our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware the handle of the door to open it completely. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good License. You must require such a user to return or on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. first to get up and stretch out her young body. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door at home. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth with her arms around his neck. first she would call to him as she did so with words that she Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a impose on them. looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers and wept so that his powerful chest shook. 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, beginning of this work. not knowing what he should save first before his attention was delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm with her arms around his neck. he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that over to the window where they remained with their arms around each WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it himself. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister copied or distributed: Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is him to spare Gregor's life. used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any States. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could he do anything to make them look away. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had Translated by David Wyllie. themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method II life led by the family during these two months, must have made him never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the Translated by David Wyllie the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had between all the easier". He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared 1.F. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by before. thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at indeed suffering enough. slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first below. 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his Translated by David Wyllie. grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a heavily on the floor. see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for to their real and natural state. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to at home. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, will be renamed. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground would have been more than they could stand to have any more intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the Language: English works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any certainty. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and came back. And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck certainty. they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like came back. this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and that before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff Literary Archive Foundation Metamorphosis consciousness. shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just of receipt of the work. in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the Foundation lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was closed and refusing to get up. 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