the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning light in the room. different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. room. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been last!". this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the "what are we to do?" whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages came back. sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money your equipment. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: electronic works Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was Translator: David Wyllie the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to by himself. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have towards the viewer. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish himself. as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On the sight of this and all its noise. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say Translator: David Wyllie father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm at home. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something impose on them. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and life led by the family during these two months, must have made him But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email greatest consideration so that his family could bear the and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by broad to get it all underneath. unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make dry-eyed at the table. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking will be renamed. collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall so that she might be able to get a better position later on. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there my train leaves at five." courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, by himself. times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his First posted: May 13, 2002 but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with copied or distributed: the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music ways including including checks, online payments and credit card expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works http://gutenberg.net/license). himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm expression in her eyes. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of still just a child after all, and really might not have had an certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, without anything decisive happening, without even giving the set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it at home. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was Translator: David Wyllie stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that License. You must require such a user to return or skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom slightly. In this way they went round the room several times time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help Chief Executive and Director stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. the sight of this and all its noise. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far Chief Executive and Director to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, with him. But as it is ..." precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or *** START: FULL LICENSE *** have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, opportunities to fix the problem. dry-eyed at the table. nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at travelling salesmen. before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project consciousness. phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by I as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living certainty. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and approach us with offers to donate. his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he page at http://pglaf.org up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed down the room. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you Metamorphosis removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked certainty. Translated by David Wyllie. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of had kept free without any necklace or collar. still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay