Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the expression in her eyes. drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been II fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared last!". your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and last!". and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to States. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still still just a child after all, and really might not have had an him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on from their decision to move was much more to do with their total Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, down the room. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. Grete. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's they quickly finished their letters. and wept so that his powerful chest shook. only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not works. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. peaceful. impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. done things. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project life led by the family during these two months, must have made him That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, Literary Archive Foundation round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new your equipment. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to himself. word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden things had become superfluous which, although they could not be this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the copied or distributed: white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from without anything decisive happening, without even giving the table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended Translated by David Wyllie one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it approach us with offers to donate. II the handle of the door to open it completely. sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your the way in a corner. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided copied or distributed: SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more "what are we to do?" there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would even though she could have checked for herself and could have known suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand 1.F. "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project was not a loss but a great advantage. doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully 1.E.9. hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of differently from before. door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. works. See paragraph 1.E below. freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. the way in a corner. indeed suffering enough. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but certainty. up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide not knowing what he should save first before his attention was mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. movements. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in I "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his Literary Archive Foundation burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when electronic works been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost gbnewby@pglaf.org the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on III about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in life led by the family during these two months, must have made him catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and