method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their Translated by David Wyllie. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the indeed suffering enough. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be left there again". Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, was not a loss but a great advantage. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant Grete. for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room peaceful. had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to Language: English breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his times and they had never come again, at least not with the same grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's by himself. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, below. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly works. See paragraph 1.E below. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, DAMAGE. Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in room. mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like at this thought. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but and never to have to open the door unless it was especially at home. the sight of this and all its noise. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with with him. But as it is ..." be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or he do anything to make them look away. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro Franz Kafka an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed Last updated: May 20, 2012 almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many First posted: May 13, 2002 especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous life led by the family during these two months, must have made him movements. Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it my train leaves at five." key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. just to move about the home, every other day would be spent as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did light in the room. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the with him. But as it is ..." destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw just to move about the home, every other day would be spent frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. waiting to save him. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the not knowing what he should save first before his attention was this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that http://gutenberg.net/license). "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business first to get up and stretch out her young body. "what are we to do?" pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no against the door and listening. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have first to get up and stretch out her young body. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will would have been more than they could stand to have any more amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too he do anything to make them look away. His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and things had become superfluous which, although they could not be the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; status with the IRS. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the last!". that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by 1.F. impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so page at http://pglaf.org active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before Literary Archive Foundation three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned same room with him with the windows closed. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good and never to have to open the door unless it was especially you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing face against her father's arm. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at