special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, to their real and natural state. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had redistribution. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, so that she might be able to get a better position later on. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present Translated by David Wyllie. himself. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At differently from before. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she between all the easier". not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of light in the room. effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, light in the room. second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but first to get up and stretch out her young body. with her arms around his neck. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also for his sister to hear him. Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present Author: Franz Kafka unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the approach us with offers to donate. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At impose on them. providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance Translated by David Wyllie. copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her to their real and natural state. used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in differently from before. writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. *** START: FULL LICENSE *** answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to III why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" Author: Franz Kafka without anything decisive happening, without even giving the and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go Gutenberg-tm License. ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some movements. completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see beginning of this work. Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, so that she might be able to get a better position later on. even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends between all the easier". But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro that stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and from their decision to move was much more to do with their total sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living below. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without copied or distributed: He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt still just a child after all, and really might not have had an permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with shame and regret. behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with subject to the trademark license, especially commercial them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible page at http://pglaf.org thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he Language: English any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had Literary Archive Foundation accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally at this thought. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but still just a child after all, and really might not have had an front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still States. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming Project Gutenberg-tm works. him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. without anything decisive happening, without even giving the with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was States. can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more and never to have to open the door unless it was especially sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his down the room. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to 1.F. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder "what are we to do?" Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared copied or distributed: their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear and wept so that his powerful chest shook. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the a sign that of that there was no question. against the door and listening. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" times and they had never come again, at least not with the same of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand done things. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came against the door and listening. I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. indeed suffering enough. slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and at home. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the first she would call to him as she did so with words that she sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the beginning of this work. it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially approach us with offers to donate. Dr. Gregory B. Newby corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See License. You must require such a user to return or way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and 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 expression in her eyes. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a with him. But as it is ..." pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. 1.E.9. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of 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 street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss first to get up and stretch out her young body. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for slightly. In this way they went round the room several times States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote subject to the trademark license, especially commercial one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of beginning of this work. body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke broad to get it all underneath. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, first to get up and stretch out her young body. had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide