already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. and wept so that his powerful chest shook. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father Literary Archive Foundation works. See paragraph 1.E below. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was peaceful. and landed loudly on the floor. "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have continue being of help to him. going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR Project Gutenberg-tm works. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they of receipt of the work. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort your equipment. out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see subject to the trademark license, especially commercial somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go would have been more than they could stand to have any more insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" my train leaves at five." see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight For additional contact information: on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to stick, then, finally, all was quiet. his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the approach us with offers to donate. think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented broad to get it all underneath. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance consciousness. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and the sight of this and all its noise. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay a sign that of that there was no question. from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no consciousness. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative even though she could have checked for herself and could have known been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good States. immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With shame and regret. nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening at this thought. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to consciousness. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in was already the end of March, after all. though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his listening to the evening conversation about what price they had cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the face against her father's arm. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but light in the room. to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what 1.E.9. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. 1.F. lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or DAMAGE. dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could and never to have to open the door unless it was especially teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth form. 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Now they did seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the http://gutenberg.net/license). first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like DAMAGE. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only the handle of the door to open it completely. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. 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From these repeated explanations thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. "what are we to do?" be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, indeed suffering enough. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the to their real and natural state. rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the face against her father's arm. situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from came back. Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still without anything decisive happening, without even giving the where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and a sign that of that there was no question. Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, Translated by David Wyllie. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary peaceful. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to from their decision to move was much more to do with their total hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project to their real and natural state. to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly *** START: FULL LICENSE *** Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all left there again". that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All with him. But as it is ..." the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. against the door and listening. sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself came back. the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. States. quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived with anyone. 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He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny,