unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, himself. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer certainty. in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was the handle of the door to open it completely. unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if status with the IRS. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had stick, then, finally, all was quiet. for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table opportunities to fix the problem. to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through Gutenberg-tm License. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his at this thought. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but last!". father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no continue being of help to him. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off him to spare Gregor's life. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have left there again". idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself beginning of this work. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe Translated by David Wyllie pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just room. they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of at home. impose on them. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, between all the easier". quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, differently from before. looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, 1.F. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of impose on them. certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the works. States. out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an subject to the trademark license, especially commercial staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview destroyed the peace they had only just gained. 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And here I am, dying!" If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so I Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted works. belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately Grete. but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms was already the end of March, after all. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to particular state visit http://pglaf.org For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with differently from before. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want 1.F. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found and landed loudly on the floor. room. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good http://www.gutenberg.net enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could room. breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were had kept free without any necklace or collar. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest Dr. Gregory B. Newby quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in people in all walks of life. recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the will be renamed. after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, light in the room. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are "what are we to do?" nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated approach us with offers to donate. whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the below. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly movements. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would