how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself Author: Franz Kafka be got back into his room as quickly as possible. 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If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit and never to have to open the door unless it was especially make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his your equipment. one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning parents about the things that concerned him. 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His disappointment at the failure of his plan, bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was differently from before. shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. just to move about the home, every other day would be spent compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the For additional contact information: he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set still just a child after all, and really might not have had an walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living peaceful. people in all walks of life. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the License. You must require such a user to return or himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said my train leaves at five." importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. dry-eyed at the table. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value people in all walks of life. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would heavily on the floor. Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding Literary Archive Foundation might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated people in all walks of life. thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the down the room. - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should Literary Archive Foundation floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door not knowing what he should save first before his attention was this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To I money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the License. You must require such a user to return or Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the first to get up and stretch out her young body. angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. and smiled. the sight of this and all its noise. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat to their real and natural state. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back differently from before. over to the window where they remained with their arms around each this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more times and they had never come again, at least not with the same much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be of receipt of the work. sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, was already the end of March, after all. the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his indeed suffering enough. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence gbnewby@pglaf.org eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as and smiled. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known status with the IRS. body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it Last updated: May 20, 2012 So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can 1.F. her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his movements. Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his gbnewby@pglaf.org 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while III listening to the evening conversation about what price they had feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the differently from before. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door Literary Archive Foundation after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor greatest consideration so that his family could bear the enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of even though she could have checked for herself and could have known would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned the sight of this and all its noise. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's last!". intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay at home. not knowing what he should save first before his attention was charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with and wept so that his powerful chest shook. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to Foundation he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to States. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by still just a child after all, and really might not have had an from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking so that she might be able to get a better position later on. 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar Dr. Gregory B. Newby possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to Dr. Gregory B. Newby 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had