they quickly finished their letters. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to redistribution. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief was already the end of March, after all. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised beginning of this work. money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that travelling salesmen. him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he came back. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, continue being of help to him. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a Chief Executive and Director with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to and smiled. agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. For additional contact information: he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be impose on them. himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, 1.E.9. Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear works. See paragraph 1.E below. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" looked. chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; Translator: David Wyllie especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, Last updated: May 20, 2012 it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very copied or distributed: company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project came back. he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing stick, then, finally, all was quiet. hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that slightly. In this way they went round the room several times and never to have to open the door unless it was especially middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his your equipment. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It he do anything to make them look away. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen the handle of the door to open it completely. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, page at http://pglaf.org easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, the way in a corner. she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open looked. they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then II then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of indeed suffering enough. and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered First posted: May 13, 2002 their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. http://www.gutenberg.net away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished and smiled. to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he first she would call to him as she did so with words that she finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email Translated by David Wyllie "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the your equipment. him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister not knowing what he should save first before his attention was how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a things had become superfluous which, although they could not be there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles light in the room. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto Project Gutenberg-tm works. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. and never to have to open the door unless it was especially After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself for his sister to hear him. room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's 1.F. 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, beginning of this work. "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand