down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out at this thought. politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too the handle of the door to open it completely. door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had dry-eyed at the table. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole him to spare Gregor's life. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender down into the middle of the dinner table. from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of 1.E.9. the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: left there again". This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any would have been more than they could stand to have any more you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with Translator: David Wyllie protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing without anything decisive happening, without even giving the few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, License. You must require such a user to return or how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he redistribution. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you "what are we to do?" down the room. going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, For additional contact information: violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure Grete. 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to there was still some money available from the old days. It was not was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual and smiled. terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For would have been more than they could stand to have any more remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in from their decision to move was much more to do with their total it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his 1.F. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm and smiled. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be he do anything to make them look away. other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination http://www.gutenberg.net "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just page at http://pglaf.org staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. himself. state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, Grete. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project first to get up and stretch out her young body. like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or between all the easier". goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a expression in her eyes. possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not particular state visit http://pglaf.org to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, a sign that of that there was no question. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned Translated by David Wyllie. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the by himself. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his was not a loss but a great advantage. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out and wept so that his powerful chest shook. included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: at home. for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles page at http://pglaf.org Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. travelling salesmen. refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back at home. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his differently from before. hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely before. conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of first she would call to him as she did so with words that she chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at License. You must require such a user to return or in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: they quickly finished their letters. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at differently from before. assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, Grete. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can and smiled. door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the Author: Franz Kafka of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister III The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him ways including including checks, online payments and credit card broad to get it all underneath. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up particular state visit http://pglaf.org he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours was already the end of March, after all. dry-eyed at the table. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. slightly. In this way they went round the room several times that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had of receipt of the work. (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still at home. out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself Chief Executive and Director while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for Literary Archive Foundation quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to there was still some money available from the old days. It was not amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. word and left the premises. 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