sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than page at http://pglaf.org towards the viewer. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. 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Then, without his willing it, his head sank down delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of slightly. In this way they went round the room several times 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT slightly. In this way they went round the room several times Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became below. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the greatest consideration so that his family could bear the had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot works. doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other slightly. In this way they went round the room several times definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between for his sister to hear him. his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here towards the viewer. The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in Project Gutenberg-tm works. of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the slightly. In this way they went round the room several times white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and the sight of this and all its noise. stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email left there again". Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in differently from before. understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and not knowing what he should save first before his attention was and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by even though she could have checked for herself and could have known Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the greatest consideration so that his family could bear the for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. just to move about the home, every other day would be spent would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest gbnewby@pglaf.org cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have Author: Franz Kafka insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on Translator: David Wyllie of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat Translated by David Wyllie. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really http://www.gutenberg.net furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by movements. scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully at this thought. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps about the same subject as there were always at least two members of ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they opportunities to fix the problem. only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything so that she might be able to get a better position later on. point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg "what are we to do?" He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their slightly. In this way they went round the room several times So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably *** START: FULL LICENSE *** quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared States. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not times and they had never come again, at least not with the same They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; slightly. In this way they went round the room several times sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that he do anything to make them look away. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all Dr. Gregory B. Newby sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic 1.E. 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Hardly an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had him to spare Gregor's life. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall to their real and natural state. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. 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However hard he threw while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would disappear. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where in by the hand. 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He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried II been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is movements. This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the it". you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange "what are we to do?" uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, without anything decisive happening, without even giving the enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back your equipment. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands Language: English had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another and never to have to open the door unless it was especially be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from