for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest Foundation glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, and never to have to open the door unless it was especially Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; even though she could have checked for herself and could have known there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when will be renamed. this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the Franz Kafka that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the Gutenberg-tm License. important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard greatest consideration so that his family could bear the spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just Gutenberg-tm License. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and differently from before. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on copied or distributed: had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found people in all walks of life. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to first she would call to him as she did so with words that she up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be at this thought. by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At travelling salesmen. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest subject to the trademark license, especially commercial responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and consciousness. at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be and landed loudly on the floor. "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied of receipt of the work. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's and landed loudly on the floor. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might that here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his disappear. though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father life led by the family during these two months, must have made him open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the waiting to save him. carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his certainty. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. was not a loss but a great advantage. boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into down into the middle of the dinner table. towards the viewer. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with Translated by David Wyllie. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman waiting to save him. himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. Gutenberg-tm License. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than status with the IRS. Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the 1.F. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break peaceful. can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone towards the viewer. tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room even though she could have checked for herself and could have known quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a dry-eyed at the table. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which of receipt of the work. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they consciousness. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home just to move about the home, every other day would be spent a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by between all the easier". his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as first to get up and stretch out her young body. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his first to get up and stretch out her young body. with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to with him. But as it is ..." all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different had kept free without any necklace or collar. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But my train leaves at five." involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the http://www.gutenberg.net little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project against the door and listening. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite Translator: David Wyllie clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a not knowing what he should save first before his attention was Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the done things. posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite was already the end of March, after all. unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked dry-eyed at the table. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages 1.E.9. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." against the door and listening. (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At between all the easier". dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; Translated by David Wyllie. him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with expression in her eyes.