copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be so that she might be able to get a better position later on. shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But differently from before. slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room the handle of the door to open it completely. body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother face against her father's arm. been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: works. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up of receipt of the work. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very there was still some money available from the old days. It was not hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of greatest consideration so that his family could bear the him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his at this thought. differently from before. Foundation The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we works. sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and particular state visit http://pglaf.org went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood they quickly finished their letters. like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with they quickly finished their letters. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever disappear. from their decision to move was much more to do with their total unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever Dr. Gregory B. Newby entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague slightly. In this way they went round the room several times ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in Gutenberg-tm License. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a things had become superfluous which, although they could not be they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote people in all walks of life. alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification stick, then, finally, all was quiet. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand broad to get it all underneath. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be Literary Archive Foundation terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the how they went into Gregor's room. 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It was clear that no-one would think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." travelling salesmen. mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from the handle of the door to open it completely. 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Nonetheless, Gregor's not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and Dr. Gregory B. Newby calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, certainty. other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always greatest consideration so that his family could bear the across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you Translated by David Wyllie intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and III "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had still just a child after all, and really might not have had an to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning will be renamed. opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately *** START: FULL LICENSE *** to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the so that she might be able to get a better position later on. stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. works. 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He'd fall right that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, For additional contact information: darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple Translated by David Wyllie. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the with him. But as it is ..." intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother was not a loss but a great advantage. Literary Archive Foundation the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go differently from before. out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his expression in her eyes. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. disappear. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, License. You must require such a user to return or doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first Author: Franz Kafka entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all to their real and natural state. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And Language: English to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her they quickly finished their letters. the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." your equipment. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself just to move about the home, every other day would be spent superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him before. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. times and they had never come again, at least not with the same hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was Literary Archive Foundation cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing approach us with offers to donate. Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just License. You must require such a user to return or from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm States. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the impose on them. saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down life led by the family during these two months, must have made him only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and redistribution. his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him,