cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed travelling salesmen. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took from their decision to move was much more to do with their total father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to indeed suffering enough. Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on stick, then, finally, all was quiet. "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of Foundation was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. that but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in at this thought. 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted Project Gutenberg-tm works. eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. looked. Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could broad to get it all underneath. any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and without anything decisive happening, without even giving the blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had DAMAGE. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with Literary Archive Foundation pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all times and they had never come again, at least not with the same unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, dry-eyed at the table. was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had Translated by David Wyllie. backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It they quickly finished their letters. Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence Translator: David Wyllie And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method For additional contact information: room. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could the sight of this and all its noise. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied slightly. In this way they went round the room several times quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that was already the end of March, after all. made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in redistribution. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He him to spare Gregor's life. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, and never to have to open the door unless it was especially removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, electronic works gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom not knowing what he should save first before his attention was the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This light in the room. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating left there again". experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in with her arms around his neck. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of not knowing what he should save first before his attention was going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, copied or distributed: quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep 1.E.9. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the came back. feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own differently from before. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. License. You must require such a user to return or 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock works. open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm down the room. one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the