"Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming stick, then, finally, all was quiet. the handle of the door to open it completely. seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed down the room. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, against the door and listening. life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something and smiled. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's certainty. "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that still just a child after all, and really might not have had an shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright the way in a corner. the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed and never to have to open the door unless it was especially already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost ways including including checks, online payments and credit card with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And down into the middle of the dinner table. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and same room with him with the windows closed. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth the way in a corner. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first movements. doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual times and they had never come again, at least not with the same Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, beginning of this work. cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new waiting to save him. and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the looked. although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every even though she could have checked for herself and could have known Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the the way in a corner. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his him to spare Gregor's life. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have Franz Kafka sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh stick, then, finally, all was quiet. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state between all the easier". part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. first to get up and stretch out her young body. of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his works. See paragraph 1.E below. Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would first to get up and stretch out her young body. Chief Executive and Director at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official things had become superfluous which, although they could not be wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this him to spare Gregor's life. only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the electronic works head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in my train leaves at five." would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any consciousness. III your equipment. doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring copied or distributed: state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to the handle of the door to open it completely. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday http://www.gutenberg.net from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his at this thought. the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked things had become superfluous which, although they could not be him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, Translator: David Wyllie assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware II eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, Language: English the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without at this thought. as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed differently from before. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present heavily on the floor. Foundation "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly and never to have to open the door unless it was especially the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way Translated by David Wyllie goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared works. See paragraph 1.E below. both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly himself. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move first she would call to him as she did so with words that she His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, DAMAGE. people in all walks of life. from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. status with the IRS. expression in her eyes. impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her to their real and natural state. done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away II - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch will be renamed. while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many him to spare Gregor's life. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles face against her father's arm. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation differently from before. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and 1.F. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes your equipment. 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, page at http://pglaf.org Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father,