quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained copied or distributed: pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary III inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with *** START: FULL LICENSE *** anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and expression in her eyes. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her that the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined opportunities to fix the problem. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to looked. thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would copied or distributed: especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their Translated by David Wyllie. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his DAMAGE. They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance same room with him with the windows closed. indeed suffering enough. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Translated by David Wyllie. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he Language: English had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of things had become superfluous which, although they could not be electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her 1.F. As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner 1.F. ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had Dr. Gregory B. Newby he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the had kept free without any necklace or collar. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest for his sister to hear him. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with redistribution. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie same room with him with the windows closed. Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed for his sister to hear him. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and looked. refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of face against her father's arm. some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their copied or distributed: her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on that should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated consciousness. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding first to get up and stretch out her young body. 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. himself. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to License. You must require such a user to return or inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way *** START: FULL LICENSE *** distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply was already the end of March, after all. Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's done things. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I continue being of help to him. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so and smiled. found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself at this thought. appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room the handle of the door to open it completely. anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front Language: English all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed first to get up and stretch out her young body. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each expression in her eyes. indeed suffering enough. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but copied or distributed: beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with opportunities to fix the problem. Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, Dr. Gregory B. Newby playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the listening to the evening conversation about what price they had by himself. word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was page at http://pglaf.org other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said impose on them. hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his room. the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and before. continue being of help to him. travelling salesmen. tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" slightly. In this way they went round the room several times lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to II despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of it". broad to get it all underneath. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Grete. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that differently from before. and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by Franz Kafka back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers the sight of this and all its noise. from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without below. and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project first to get up and stretch out her young body. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily people in all walks of life. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. *** START: FULL LICENSE *** nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in still just a child after all, and really might not have had an been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room copied or distributed: to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the light in the room. face against her father's arm. explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's