had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she "what are we to do?" went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his done things. had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would there was still some money available from the old days. It was not think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the Translated by David Wyllie. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he First posted: May 13, 2002 disappear. mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke things had become superfluous which, although they could not be left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes just to move about the home, every other day would be spent used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you indeed suffering enough. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his 1.F. INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the Literary Archive Foundation there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any last!". paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United III broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really room. shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE Translator: David Wyllie 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness heavily on the floor. They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In looked. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and consciousness. that copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon face against her father's arm. times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite ways including including checks, online payments and credit card at home. trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. about the same subject as there were always at least two members of great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, for his sister to hear him. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But room. amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and for his sister to hear him. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he waiting to save him. with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed Translated by David Wyllie stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding life led by the family during these two months, must have made him this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with my train leaves at five." One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while works. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the below. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. and never to have to open the door unless it was especially although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and him to spare Gregor's life. The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so things had become superfluous which, although they could not be cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, life led by the family during these two months, must have made him he do anything to make them look away. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had Translated by David Wyllie. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it first she would call to him as she did so with words that she more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. differently from before. gbnewby@pglaf.org jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or