bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is impose on them. be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever would have been more than they could stand to have any more hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest First posted: May 13, 2002 meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the Translated by David Wyllie. posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then gbnewby@pglaf.org everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right had kept free without any necklace or collar. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking impose on them. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer to their real and natural state. All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He towards the viewer. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his beginning of this work. they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. about the same subject as there were always at least two members of times and they had never come again, at least not with the same stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself shame and regret. Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, done things. peaceful. table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. Translated by David Wyllie. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works room. a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to and landed loudly on the floor. who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do Grete. his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he differently from before. that despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune Literary Archive Foundation few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father so that she might be able to get a better position later on. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or he do anything to make them look away. better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his works. See paragraph 1.E below. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a III badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, copied or distributed: if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff at home. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the that enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped people in all walks of life. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the heavily on the floor. and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure DAMAGE. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or stick, then, finally, all was quiet. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just Last updated: May 20, 2012 page at http://pglaf.org mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. dry-eyed at the table. expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of my train leaves at five." gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps stick, then, finally, all was quiet. condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became was already the end of March, after all. works. See paragraph 1.E below. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at 1.D. 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Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, still just a child after all, and really might not have had an forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said would have been more than they could stand to have any more some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to had kept free without any necklace or collar. you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be approach us with offers to donate. Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the heavily on the floor. mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of differently from before. immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no 1.F. Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any will be renamed. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more slightly. In this way they went round the room several times Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand States. unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now opportunities to fix the problem. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort Translated by David Wyllie. your equipment. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on Literary Archive Foundation never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the impose on them. performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time would have been more than they could stand to have any more his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. status with the IRS. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown