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They were emptying Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, heavily on the floor. around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and at this thought. lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative against the door and listening. just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with certainty. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. 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What about if he reported sick? But that redistribution. dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite there was still some money available from the old days. It was not only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it between all the easier". become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their First posted: May 13, 2002 the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned down into the middle of the dinner table. they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him last!". that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and life led by the family during these two months, must have made him there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and movements. hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more just to move about the home, every other day would be spent Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, III past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, broad to get it all underneath. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way done things. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of Foundation "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any ways including including checks, online payments and credit card suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had was not a loss but a great advantage. screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if certainty. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation to their real and natural state. Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention and opened the window wide. 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Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just Last updated: May 20, 2012 He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible Grete. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about without anything decisive happening, without even giving the a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back to their real and natural state. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; things had become superfluous which, although they could not be One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. II expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family even though she could have checked for herself and could have known other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and with her arms around his neck. Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with face against her father's arm. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting Chief Executive and Director agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had it". example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of came back. in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair impose on them. Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did Gutenberg-tm License. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the Translator: David Wyllie father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, movements. playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning and smiled. gbnewby@pglaf.org hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. For additional contact information: that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he For additional contact information: all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her Last updated: May 20, 2012 stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw Gutenberg-tm License. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay movements. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it life led by the family during these two months, must have made him speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few last!". anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession.