of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments last!". his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when done things. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project shame and regret. they quickly finished their letters. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. License. You must require such a user to return or imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. peaceful. bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation him. 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Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of works. See paragraph 1.E below. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself just to move about the home, every other day would be spent only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his 1.D. 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Why did Gregor have to be the only one even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was so that she might be able to get a better position later on. Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being room. there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword heavily on the floor. the sight of this and all its noise. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the copied or distributed: that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the Translated by David Wyllie clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work Author: Franz Kafka in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will had kept free without any necklace or collar. Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the status with the IRS. electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already Grete. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself down into the middle of the dinner table. there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became Translated by David Wyllie. Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and greatest consideration so that his family could bear the included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to about the same subject as there were always at least two members of your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, works. See paragraph 1.E below. them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from Gregor only remained close to his sister now. 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General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic first she would call to him as she did so with words that she broad to get it all underneath. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. and wept so that his powerful chest shook. and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating consciousness. assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was First posted: May 13, 2002 as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and it". corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at Dr. Gregory B. Newby kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the so that she might be able to get a better position later on. that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that First posted: May 13, 2002 and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they light in the room. No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked was already the end of March, after all. himself. 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any will be renamed. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he looked. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you Grete. perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able continue being of help to him. of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower for his sister to hear him. III responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag about the same subject as there were always at least two members of their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have there was still some money available from the old days. It was not 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. same room with him with the windows closed. entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. License. You must require such a user to return or including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; movements. I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He he do anything to make them look away. they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. opportunities to fix the problem. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door came back. slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if I 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This shame and regret. SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her over to the window where they remained with their arms around each only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall Translated by David Wyllie. it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. will be renamed. Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did