all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying first she would call to him as she did so with words that she of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his the sight of this and all its noise. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown and wept so that his powerful chest shook. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not he do anything to make them look away. one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's opportunities to fix the problem. 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor States. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by opportunities to fix the problem. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide electronic works have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic heavily on the floor. to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite stick, then, finally, all was quiet. sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became without anything decisive happening, without even giving the only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the had kept free without any necklace or collar. landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends would have been more than they could stand to have any more did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he him to spare Gregor's life. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant greatest consideration so that his family could bear the 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" at home. it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to impose on them. forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving for his sister to hear him. for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and works. - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the before. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped Franz Kafka trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, and wept so that his powerful chest shook. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats face against her father's arm. That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his just to move about the home, every other day would be spent that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only shame and regret. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he him to spare Gregor's life. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles Translated by David Wyllie. his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready First posted: May 13, 2002 III dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the ways including including checks, online payments and credit card heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed at home. he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his stick, then, finally, all was quiet. how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he first to get up and stretch out her young body. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out peaceful. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded http://www.gutenberg.net lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was him to spare Gregor's life. enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state so that she might be able to get a better position later on. hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they looked. he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, ways including including checks, online payments and credit card more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed For additional contact information: on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his Gutenberg-tm License. Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them the sight of this and all its noise. was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not Translated by David Wyllie. had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing for his sister to hear him. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the done things. done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which the handle of the door to open it completely. see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but movements. had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down Translated by David Wyllie. out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, works. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought Foundation down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity and wept so that his powerful chest shook. the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still dry-eyed at the table. Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's