door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from left there again". from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood ways including including checks, online payments and credit card suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic the handle of the door to open it completely. ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once disappear. was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals Translated by David Wyllie. particular state visit http://pglaf.org had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This movements. second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place ways including including checks, online payments and credit card now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. from their decision to move was much more to do with their total enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. travelling salesmen. she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke expression in her eyes. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from down the room. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had they quickly finished their letters. Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply disappear. to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to Literary Archive Foundation lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended was already the end of March, after all. done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the opportunities to fix the problem. upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of done things. of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that to their real and natural state. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once with him. But as it is ..." would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with dry-eyed at the table. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly First posted: May 13, 2002 of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from still just a child after all, and really might not have had an She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have Translated by David Wyllie. him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" and smiled. splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown was not a loss but a great advantage. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had him to spare Gregor's life. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" below. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence against the door and listening. Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear the sight of this and all its noise. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him between all the easier". "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially waiting to save him. would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from particular state visit http://pglaf.org his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break opportunities to fix the problem. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his my train leaves at five." possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the first she would call to him as she did so with words that she now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. window too. 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Special rules, staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep subject to the trademark license, especially commercial well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it 1.E.2. 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The way she thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. your equipment. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite Translated by David Wyllie. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was for his sister to hear him. like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came last!". meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in Section 5. 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The washing up from breakfast lay on the done things. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: works. practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock the music and his sister with the violin. 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