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We've done all that's Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were my train leaves at five." destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free differently from before. thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his down into the middle of the dinner table. the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the ways including including checks, online payments and credit card their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him room. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck and wept so that his powerful chest shook. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and light in the room. impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their my train leaves at five." did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at was already the end of March, after all. unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement dry-eyed at the table. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his broad to get it all underneath. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was States. everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be and smiled. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly certainty. moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" 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The chest of drawers was something that Gregor The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used indeed suffering enough. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. Literary Archive Foundation wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with waiting to save him. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his status with the IRS. was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried there was still some money available from the old days. It was not he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. greatest consideration so that his family could bear the - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said the handle of the door to open it completely. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother life led by the family during these two months, must have made him special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then that his little legs collapsed under him. 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And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door disappear. already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping subject to the trademark license, especially commercial sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found left there again". continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing by himself. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the life led by the family during these two months, must have made him for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the dry-eyed at the table. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he before. Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He consciousness. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning with him. But as it is ..." wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had beginning of this work. straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight Translated by David Wyllie enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not he do anything to make them look away. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the the sight of this and all its noise. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared by himself. send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined before. certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked III dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear your equipment. received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I room. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning not knowing what he should save first before his attention was only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included 1.F. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of listening to the evening conversation about what price they had not knowing what he should save first before his attention was this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was they quickly finished their letters. shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of expression in her eyes. cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly travelling salesmen. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he Franz Kafka joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few Translated by David Wyllie. Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the came back. LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had stick, then, finally, all was quiet. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email down the room. most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the