where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had 1.E.9. one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living a sign that of that there was no question. first to get up and stretch out her young body. in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his Project Gutenberg-tm works. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the with her arms around his neck. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both II lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a II set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before room. samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with with her arms around his neck. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" Project Gutenberg-tm works. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, left there again". all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they and landed loudly on the floor. time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did Franz Kafka - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his not knowing what he should save first before his attention was kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing will be renamed. taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out ways including including checks, online payments and credit card removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this differently from before. lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple people in all walks of life. incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who "what are we to do?" to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere there was still some money available from the old days. It was not rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and against the door and listening. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three copied or distributed: his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure disappear. Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat I than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did peaceful. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women left there again". how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. consciousness. 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method it". going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, him to spare Gregor's life. enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous was not a loss but a great advantage. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and particular state visit http://pglaf.org controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the gbnewby@pglaf.org heavily on the floor. threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living with her arms around his neck. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. times and they had never come again, at least not with the same Translator: David Wyllie now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles with him. But as it is ..." from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. last!". easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself it". slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work consciousness. written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came listening to the evening conversation about what price they had Translated by David Wyllie. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without about the same subject as there were always at least two members of seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower First posted: May 13, 2002 the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be same room with him with the windows closed. connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but my train leaves at five." Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement and wept so that his powerful chest shook. thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent electronic works it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in face against her father's arm. time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and beginning of this work. again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go Grete. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you page at http://pglaf.org shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes for his sister to hear him. donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free and smiled. He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. was already the end of March, after all. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond page at http://pglaf.org couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen Chief Executive and Director driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had still just a child after all, and really might not have had an ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff left there again". already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or below. now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant Translated by David Wyllie "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were still just a child after all, and really might not have had an hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the expression in her eyes. morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the things had become superfluous which, although they could not be left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of works. See paragraph 1.E below. without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples with him. But as it is ..." out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms slightly. In this way they went round the room several times donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and