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He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's *** START: FULL LICENSE *** their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had at this thought. would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered from their decision to move was much more to do with their total http://gutenberg.net/license). shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of DAMAGE. screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown the handle of the door to open it completely. some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without the handle of the door to open it completely. carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation himself. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention License. You must require such a user to return or bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm waiting to save him. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United certainty. Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, 1.E.9. after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that left there again". more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, against the door and listening. pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. at this thought. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method not knowing what he should save first before his attention was it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and First posted: May 13, 2002 her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. Translated by David Wyllie little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to gbnewby@pglaf.org great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an the way in a corner. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was Translated by David Wyllie enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that disappear. good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister subject to the trademark license, especially commercial 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become the way in a corner. I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. 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He could of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair indeed suffering enough. "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would listening to the evening conversation about what price they had protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back it". on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: life led by the family during these two months, must have made him how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the the way in a corner. WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible approach us with offers to donate. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, For additional contact information: and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. 1.F. Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and left there again". "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright greatest consideration so that his family could bear the receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke himself. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of to their real and natural state. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the still just a child after all, and really might not have had an I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make with her arms around his neck. consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. Language: English all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you *** START: FULL LICENSE *** her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had broad to get it all underneath. around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would himself. again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that not knowing what he should save first before his attention was interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really Translator: David Wyllie amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load works. a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of first to get up and stretch out her young body. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be subject to the trademark license, especially commercial Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the without anything decisive happening, without even giving the seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen there was still some money available from the old days. It was not and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let Last updated: May 20, 2012 re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had down into the middle of the dinner table. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations from their decision to move was much more to do with their total chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired impose on them. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, works. See paragraph 1.E below. own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. your equipment. Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He travelling salesmen. instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that copied or distributed: