- You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, Translator: David Wyllie they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the indeed suffering enough. across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister to their real and natural state. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder travelling salesmen. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more against the door and listening. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an gbnewby@pglaf.org as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his was not a loss but a great advantage. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations life led by the family during these two months, must have made him everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up over to the window where they remained with their arms around each If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it to their real and natural state. everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. the way in a corner. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread peaceful. before. your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. and never to have to open the door unless it was especially mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether the sight of this and all its noise. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. 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Now they all good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might copied or distributed: enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his indeed suffering enough. He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort heavily on the floor. practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the Grete. irritably. 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Hardly was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned approach us with offers to donate. the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out and landed loudly on the floor. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any DAMAGE. your equipment. favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a II there was still some money available from the old days. It was not had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God approach us with offers to donate. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; first she would call to him as she did so with words that she that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing for his sister to hear him. between all the easier". as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the will be renamed. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days States. himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any Grete. himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the by himself. understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 towards the viewer. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. 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His father at this time would normally would have been more than they could stand to have any more nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister Grete. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known works. See paragraph 1.E below. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, continue being of help to him. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There would have been more than they could stand to have any more "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut opportunities to fix the problem. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to consciousness. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that gbnewby@pglaf.org dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest last!". International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own would have been more than they could stand to have any more - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm and never to have to open the door unless it was especially immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a ways including including checks, online payments and credit card mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project the handle of the door to open it completely. there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited States. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm towards the viewer. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the against the door and listening. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented without anything decisive happening, without even giving the her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards the sight of this and all its noise. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was particular state visit http://pglaf.org impose on them. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come Project Gutenberg-tm works. Gutenberg-tm License. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net had kept free without any necklace or collar. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of he do anything to make them look away. you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had