him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over and landed loudly on the floor. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the 1.E.9. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not alarm. 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Gregor's sister would often write and tell him family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, broad to get it all underneath. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project down the room. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down broad to get it all underneath. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing "what are we to do?" he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of against the door and listening. creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project http://gutenberg.net/license). fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be http://gutenberg.net/license). when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her came back. intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke looked. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in between all the easier". He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the down the room. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards *** START: FULL LICENSE *** doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do I providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and III must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had disappear. It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. left there again". seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had consciousness. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations travelling salesmen. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his expression in her eyes. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: himself. reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he at home. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any http://gutenberg.net/license). hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could not knowing what he should save first before his attention was father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing differently from before. there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out slightly. In this way they went round the room several times "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving at this thought. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the Translated by David Wyllie. (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried http://gutenberg.net/license). rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes Translator: David Wyllie collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with DAMAGE. because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would Grete. death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to For additional contact information: sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at First posted: May 13, 2002 works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with same room with him with the windows closed. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon of receipt of the work. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried heavily on the floor. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? differently from before. out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about down the room. and landed loudly on the floor. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. same room with him with the windows closed. of receipt of the work. both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag still just a child after all, and really might not have had an train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, opportunities to fix the problem. Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you face against her father's arm. and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any