probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his times and they had never come again, at least not with the same room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door between all the easier". had kept free without any necklace or collar. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry Author: Franz Kafka They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to indeed suffering enough. Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. it". from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In "what are we to do?" The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the against the door and listening. more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough electronic works there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing shame and regret. bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more even though she could have checked for herself and could have known was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages just to move about the home, every other day would be spent ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or Translator: David Wyllie compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would collection. 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He had thought that nothing at all become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling below. certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would there was still some money available from the old days. It was not one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a States. and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but was not a loss but a great advantage. come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his at this thought. first she would call to him as she did so with words that she Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be slightly. In this way they went round the room several times backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round Chief Executive and Director and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been Foundation to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth below. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and 1.F. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he your equipment. Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in Foundation with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon I struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand Gregor spoke just now?" 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Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state waiting to save him. situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related Dr. Gregory B. Newby and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, Foundation will be renamed. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning down the room. written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown there was still some money available from the old days. It was not head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could would have been more than they could stand to have any more done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head electronic works flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say Translator: David Wyllie my train leaves at five." despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together by himself. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination same room with him with the windows closed. permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied a sign that of that there was no question. not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his by himself. hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the greatest consideration so that his family could bear the had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that he do anything to make them look away. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really of receipt of the work. made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. opportunities to fix the problem. pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide 1.E.9. eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not for his sister to hear him. one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower particular state visit http://pglaf.org side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again;