labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. face against her father's arm. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the waiting to save him. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, Translated by David Wyllie. His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could even though she could have checked for herself and could have known chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself Chief Executive and Director unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. dry-eyed at the table. doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with at home. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought and wept so that his powerful chest shook. WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep works. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up was not a loss but a great advantage. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in peaceful. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how certainty. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone approach us with offers to donate. unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed For additional contact information: flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the and smiled. watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot Franz Kafka suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half Translated by David Wyllie. all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular 1.E.9. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just peaceful. all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known they quickly finished their letters. respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was stick, then, finally, all was quiet. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the First posted: May 13, 2002 unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by "what are we to do?" WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a approach us with offers to donate. them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, First posted: May 13, 2002 It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a Chief Executive and Director eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest approach us with offers to donate. This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, ways including including checks, online payments and credit card word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness beginning of this work. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him the handle of the door to open it completely. day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room For additional contact information: with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced peaceful. So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, with her arms around his neck. down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was "what are we to do?" wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I came back. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only approach us with offers to donate. Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously not knowing what he should save first before his attention was back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had For additional contact information: Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and will be renamed. other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, same room with him with the windows closed. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father life led by the family during these two months, must have made him must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain Translated by David Wyllie all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not II in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in dry-eyed at the table. Translated by David Wyllie. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out about the same subject as there were always at least two members of attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would from their decision to move was much more to do with their total He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of III out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm