They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm room. other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came *** START: FULL LICENSE *** felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in over to the window where they remained with their arms around each Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what by himself. "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without http://gutenberg.net/license). that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand page at http://pglaf.org work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of life led by the family during these two months, must have made him would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set travelling salesmen. part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for last!". rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; of receipt of the work. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent "what are we to do?" was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of http://gutenberg.net/license). couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages *** START: FULL LICENSE *** pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's over to the window where they remained with their arms around each control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any subject to the trademark license, especially commercial until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever Dr. Gregory B. Newby respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed for his sister to hear him. unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg Franz Kafka from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers first to get up and stretch out her young body. nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive copied or distributed: re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was listening to the evening conversation about what price they had achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email II carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free it". ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how beginning of this work. nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact same room with him with the windows closed. falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's same room with him with the windows closed. dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls Chief Executive and Director while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper and never to have to open the door unless it was especially smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly with her arms around his neck. distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there himself. the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative the way in a corner. found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him shame and regret. under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. shame and regret. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was first she would call to him as she did so with words that she and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated greatest consideration so that his family could bear the press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door down the room. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the was already the end of March, after all. curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his down into the middle of the dinner table. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every particular state visit http://pglaf.org fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had just to move about the home, every other day would be spent had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, people in all walks of life. serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from Literary Archive Foundation throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to approach us with offers to donate. other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest of receipt of the work. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related peaceful. the sight of this and all its noise. their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for him to spare Gregor's life.