falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would http://gutenberg.net/license). should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to redistribution. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, States. Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the I just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a First posted: May 13, 2002 respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did was not a loss but a great advantage. sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change beginning of this work. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All looked. and smiled. Translated by David Wyllie. to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide even though she could have checked for herself and could have known parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring stick, then, finally, all was quiet. released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers works. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she down the room. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. looked. any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to himself. he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family consciousness. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had before. only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's at this thought. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and it". rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in Dr. Gregory B. Newby business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with First posted: May 13, 2002 to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations approach us with offers to donate. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the down into the middle of the dinner table. only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure Franz Kafka in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring heavily on the floor. protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project expression in her eyes. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, room. Franz Kafka Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works they quickly finished their letters. catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so first she would call to him as she did so with words that she protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists indeed suffering enough. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly and wept so that his powerful chest shook. can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's works. See paragraph 1.E below. used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down slightly. In this way they went round the room several times 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed over to the window where they remained with their arms around each and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round with him. But as it is ..." taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much License. You must require such a user to return or thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my things had become superfluous which, although they could not be Translated by David Wyllie. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought even though she could have checked for herself and could have known TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort certainty. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again without anything decisive happening, without even giving the while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had over to the window where they remained with their arms around each slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the http://gutenberg.net/license). where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more III editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over Language: English was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which first to get up and stretch out her young body. listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm beginning of this work. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present was already the end of March, after all. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand heavily on the floor. front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight before. and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his would have been more than they could stand to have any more be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to not knowing what he should save first before his attention was any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in