was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at there was still some money available from the old days. It was not understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that even though she could have checked for herself and could have known bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want last!". he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but and wept so that his powerful chest shook. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped between all the easier". was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure ways including including checks, online payments and credit card street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. differently from before. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I even though she could have checked for herself and could have known throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his same room with him with the windows closed. him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became before. with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, he do anything to make them look away. 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm slightly. In this way they went round the room several times or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it the sight of this and all its noise. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut before. Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly against the door and listening. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious light in the room. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and he do anything to make them look away. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. License. You must require such a user to return or she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate expression in her eyes. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, the way in a corner. listening to the evening conversation about what price they had him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, Professor Michael S. 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You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic First posted: May 13, 2002 example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, was already the end of March, after all. But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all particular state visit http://pglaf.org it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to Dr. Gregory B. Newby bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll there was still some money available from the old days. It was not can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short Translated by David Wyllie. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For down the room. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. 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No sooner electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. 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And you're also well aware that we travellers spend their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in times and they had never come again, at least not with the same was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no moment, and he waited. 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But the others didn't know what was happening, they not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been broad to get it all underneath. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as face against her father's arm. slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing to their real and natural state. behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation face against her father's arm. probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been 1.F. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made people in all walks of life. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends and never to have to open the door unless it was especially rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. status with the IRS. come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at Foundation protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew people in all walks of life. felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm people in all walks of life. Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged without anything decisive happening, without even giving the sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, waiting to save him. slightly. In this way they went round the room several times 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm 1.E.9. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and without anything decisive happening, without even giving the all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving "what are we to do?" last!". use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether Translated by David Wyllie possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of "what are we to do?" thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in down into the middle of the dinner table. he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and a sign that of that there was no question. some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals listening to the evening conversation about what price they had whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed works. See paragraph 1.E below. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to your equipment. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, done things. they quickly finished their letters. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he