special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days States. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was stick, then, finally, all was quiet. defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. Translator: David Wyllie Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. Last updated: May 20, 2012 the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music Translated by David Wyllie. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously from their decision to move was much more to do with their total has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, redistribution. to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will with him. But as it is ..." everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you had kept free without any necklace or collar. curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest came back. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he below. they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made would have been more than they could stand to have any more naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their works. See paragraph 1.E below. couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings for his sister to hear him. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember Gutenberg-tm License. So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no with him. But as it is ..." stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of Franz Kafka *** START: FULL LICENSE *** hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the movements. set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate same room with him with the windows closed. between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can it". they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to For additional contact information: been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music Project Gutenberg-tm works. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just Language: English folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they works. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at face against her father's arm. remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in it". under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might gbnewby@pglaf.org company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the last!". of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. had kept free without any necklace or collar. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. about the same subject as there were always at least two members of room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the room. family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back ways including including checks, online payments and credit card Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table works. See paragraph 1.E below. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever himself. as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be subject to the trademark license, especially commercial As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until expression in her eyes. good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there electronic works sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: at home. sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would and wept so that his powerful chest shook. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the times and they had never come again, at least not with the same threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. for his sister to hear him. lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the http://www.gutenberg.net quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to Franz Kafka as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current came back. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and copied or distributed: his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, at this thought. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot Literary Archive Foundation eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will they quickly finished their letters. now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. III was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor "what are we to do?" electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats III himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary http://www.gutenberg.net hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United ways including including checks, online payments and credit card the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used against the door and listening. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her waiting to save him. however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly Translated by David Wyllie your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees DAMAGE. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had people in all walks of life. stick, then, finally, all was quiet. around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as was not a loss but a great advantage. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God