him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation at home. something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm they quickly finished their letters. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. "what are we to do?" (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in differently from before. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you continue being of help to him. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a himself. over to the window where they remained with their arms around each very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: certainty. very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if between all the easier". So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or life led by the family during these two months, must have made him been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown slightly. In this way they went round the room several times now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the subject to the trademark license, especially commercial first to get up and stretch out her young body. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. first to get up and stretch out her young body. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was redistribution. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother light in the room. of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside DAMAGE. second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his so that she might be able to get a better position later on. with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at Author: Franz Kafka round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword opportunities to fix the problem. of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been Literary Archive Foundation out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would and smiled. prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on movements. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding for his sister to hear him. only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no works. See paragraph 1.E below. terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked about the same subject as there were always at least two members of to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which against the door and listening. whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him had kept free without any necklace or collar. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked for his sister to hear him. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his looked. afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had approach us with offers to donate. give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All greatest consideration so that his family could bear the the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor Language: English there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and below. consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain certainty. the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand face against her father's arm. eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email indeed suffering enough. expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in 1.F. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. for that". 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But he needed great self-control to "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many status with the IRS. out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did the handle of the door to open it completely. you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very and smiled. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her Author: Franz Kafka too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. 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How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I works. See paragraph 1.E below. better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as travelling salesmen. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from First posted: May 13, 2002 to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible Translated by David Wyllie Foundation clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little first she would call to him as she did so with words that she He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was even though she could have checked for herself and could have known the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly Translator: David Wyllie SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important same room with him with the windows closed. with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked peaceful. was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he first she would call to him as she did so with words that she until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own he do anything to make them look away. good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had form. 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Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time people in all walks of life. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want they quickly finished their letters. dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily