work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it him to spare Gregor's life. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from shame and regret. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday opportunities to fix the problem. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living same room with him with the windows closed. owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had down the room. as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project Grete. mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already http://www.gutenberg.net possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who at this thought. nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly ways including including checks, online payments and credit card open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any times and they had never come again, at least not with the same his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was differently from before. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very people in all walks of life. than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall Grete. carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, between all the easier". entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours ways including including checks, online payments and credit card permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you over to the window where they remained with their arms around each and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to Translated by David Wyllie. peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between and the hand that held it. 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He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do with her arms around his neck. This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. it". well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep disappear. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not dry-eyed at the table. 1.E.9. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This Language: English to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too and smiled. at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together License. You must require such a user to return or him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether differently from before. you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had there was still some money available from the old days. It was not how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; consciousness. and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something and wept so that his powerful chest shook. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like without anything decisive happening, without even giving the your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement opportunities to fix the problem. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you electronic works by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between about the same subject as there were always at least two members of anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and and landed loudly on the floor. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the Language: English becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes Author: Franz Kafka he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. 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Will you report everything accurately, Translated by David Wyllie permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email left there again". looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. down the room. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide looked. hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would ways including including checks, online payments and credit card hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still I enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that not knowing what he should save first before his attention was now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 over to the window where they remained with their arms around each listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her DAMAGE. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object listening to the evening conversation about what price they had clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on times and they had never come again, at least not with the same would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. works. See paragraph 1.E below. knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had impose on them. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, greatest consideration so that his family could bear the saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8.