a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had ways including including checks, online payments and credit card dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar about the same subject as there were always at least two members of corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the first she would call to him as she did so with words that she Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of shame and regret. himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort copied or distributed: Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living for his sister to hear him. here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of with her arms around his neck. samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can left there again". window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It particular state visit http://pglaf.org this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it my train leaves at five." not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living continue being of help to him. and never to have to open the door unless it was especially wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing for his sister to hear him. Translated by David Wyllie. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation without anything decisive happening, without even giving the True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably the way in a corner. light in the room. the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to particular state visit http://pglaf.org concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his http://gutenberg.net/license). Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and before. and smiled. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would face against her father's arm. made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his things had become superfluous which, although they could not be "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the towards the viewer. Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good for his sister to hear him. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple with him. But as it is ..." Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project was like a kind of attack. 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He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister beginning of this work. was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview particular state visit http://pglaf.org the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to 1.E.9. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just Literary Archive Foundation fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net travelling salesmen. Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would about the same subject as there were always at least two members of trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a electronic works from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did particular state visit http://pglaf.org by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how had kept free without any necklace or collar. good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project certainty. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying came back. gbnewby@pglaf.org The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he impose on them. probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's 1.E.9. stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with listening to the evening conversation about what price they had stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him down the room. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or approach us with offers to donate. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could it". hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then Last updated: May 20, 2012 "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg not knowing what he should save first before his attention was flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing done things. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously Franz Kafka important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether Last updated: May 20, 2012 seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden page at http://pglaf.org 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's people in all walks of life. too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" down into the middle of the dinner table. License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project subject to the trademark license, especially commercial harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be last!". calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying,