looked. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his there was still some money available from the old days. It was not Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the Translated by David Wyllie. before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His Translated by David Wyllie. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in same room with him with the windows closed. despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he Foundation released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not at home. legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman with her arms around his neck. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared peaceful. chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked towards the viewer. Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them waiting to save him. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and "what are we to do?" time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole life led by the family during these two months, must have made him to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure redistribution. feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and travelling salesmen. after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the was already the end of March, after all. have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards face against her father's arm. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door and landed loudly on the floor. life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the 1.E.9. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the the way in a corner. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt "what are we to do?" windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it down the room. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with looked. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who from their decision to move was much more to do with their total Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a over to the window where they remained with their arms around each think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He of receipt of the work. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, from their decision to move was much more to do with their total door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room certainty. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see Dr. Gregory B. Newby come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her electronic works and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for will be renamed. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would without anything decisive happening, without even giving the careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no and never to have to open the door unless it was especially before. even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room below. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry 1.E.9. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say ways including including checks, online payments and credit card bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front the way in a corner. before. at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him continue being of help to him. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be will be renamed. window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final about the same subject as there were always at least two members of even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as consciousness. a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work not knowing what he should save first before his attention was against the door and listening. the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not Project Gutenberg-tm works. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the was not a loss but a great advantage. instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important down the room. providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock particular state visit http://pglaf.org (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was before. adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a would have been more than they could stand to have any more moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on with him. But as it is ..." speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his of receipt of the work. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor broad to get it all underneath. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel For additional contact information: of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated indeed suffering enough. screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and opportunities to fix the problem. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of 1.E.9. prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He still just a child after all, and really might not have had an ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their First posted: May 13, 2002 straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to life led by the family during these two months, must have made him word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe that joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some even though she could have checked for herself and could have known hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him DAMAGE. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of