bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, done things. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his and smiled. Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned subject to the trademark license, especially commercial appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible Translated by David Wyllie. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague Project Gutenberg-tm works. all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. they quickly finished their letters. From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which greatest consideration so that his family could bear the of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but of receipt of the work. from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of approach us with offers to donate. it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was III she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of Literary Archive Foundation intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - ways including including checks, online payments and credit card himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been came back. down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little the sight of this and all its noise. looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's ways including including checks, online payments and credit card Grete. intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he below. door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the Dr. Gregory B. Newby electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. and wept so that his powerful chest shook. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing people in all walks of life. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa expression in her eyes. the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but Chief Executive and Director certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I to their real and natural state. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to electronic works individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are expression in her eyes. it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself my train leaves at five." eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as movements. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they subject to the trademark license, especially commercial watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, differently from before. become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only greatest consideration so that his family could bear the room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm Translated by David Wyllie. Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm particular state visit http://pglaf.org There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a came back. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through works. See paragraph 1.E below. takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found still just a child after all, and really might not have had an ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance a sign that of that there was no question. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who Literary Archive Foundation and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the Translated by David Wyllie. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her works. See paragraph 1.E below. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but expression in her eyes. located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her left there again". possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for Franz Kafka open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and Translated by David Wyllie. key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying between all the easier". when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on slightly. In this way they went round the room several times feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move Franz Kafka sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For just to move about the home, every other day would be spent He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was status with the IRS. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is works. smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman indeed suffering enough. sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of down into the middle of the dinner table. same room with him with the windows closed. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the first to get up and stretch out her young body. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting before. to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back peaceful. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with ways including including checks, online payments and credit card their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the Translated by David Wyllie. you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, the sight of this and all its noise. dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a so that she might be able to get a better position later on. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had listening to the evening conversation about what price they had things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works probably avoid injuring it. 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