"Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his with him. But as it is ..." efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I my train leaves at five." eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down with him. But as it is ..." unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her against the door and listening. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the Last updated: May 20, 2012 Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing still just a child after all, and really might not have had an Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able life led by the family during these two months, must have made him pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she Translator: David Wyllie the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd works. "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, Dr. Gregory B. Newby not knowing what he should save first before his attention was help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. differently from before. do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped opportunities to fix the problem. importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from Translated by David Wyllie. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the works. See paragraph 1.E below. it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest and landed loudly on the floor. back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance copied or distributed: on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting was not a loss but a great advantage. they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money shame and regret. my train leaves at five." boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the my train leaves at five." he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to Project Gutenberg-tm works. immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest not knowing what he should save first before his attention was forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh Title: Metamorphosis that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to *** START: FULL LICENSE *** the sight of this and all its noise. these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and Title: Metamorphosis electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown Foundation if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel http://gutenberg.net/license). or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work listening to the evening conversation about what price they had his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an indeed suffering enough. the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home "what are we to do?" flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his had kept free without any necklace or collar. Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had before. without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him himself. refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from Translated by David Wyllie. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through I subject to the trademark license, especially commercial a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project impose on them. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that from their decision to move was much more to do with their total it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. redistribution. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in down the room. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to just to move about the home, every other day would be spent that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, they quickly finished their letters. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were came back. beginning of this work. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, heavily on the floor. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about down the room. family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when down the room. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see and wept so that his powerful chest shook. appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the subject to the trademark license, especially commercial The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made for his sister to hear him. made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention was already the end of March, after all. If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the For additional contact information: pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no at home. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own waiting to save him. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet.