would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping the way in a corner. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew waiting to save him. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his the way in a corner. here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have from their decision to move was much more to do with their total his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There himself. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him works. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still with her arms around his neck. work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never money in quite different ways. 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Gregor had wanted to give a full Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's listening to the evening conversation about what price they had almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but times and they had never come again, at least not with the same milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the http://www.gutenberg.net somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. of receipt of the work. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on was not a loss but a great advantage. should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply Translator: David Wyllie shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented First posted: May 13, 2002 Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought still just a child after all, and really might not have had an continue being of help to him. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way of receipt of the work. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately consciousness. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to Language: English as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the times and they had never come again, at least not with the same disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear it". had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance room. LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and between all the easier". thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen for his sister to hear him. wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying and landed loudly on the floor. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then had kept free without any necklace or collar. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had down into the middle of the dinner table. less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother consciousness. they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room particular state visit http://pglaf.org before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, waiting to save him. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white just to move about the home, every other day would be spent door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. travelling salesmen. in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took by himself. eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my over to the window where they remained with their arms around each something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the from their decision to move was much more to do with their total while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be same room with him with the windows closed. He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's over to the window where they remained with their arms around each even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further opportunities to fix the problem. and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing had kept free without any necklace or collar. to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern particular state visit http://pglaf.org himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure at home. than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At License. You must require such a user to return or as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" 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