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Did you hear the way subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through for his sister to hear him. was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then dry-eyed at the table. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would Grete. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? came back. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no down the room. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, last!". all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was For additional contact information: decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing that because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat done things. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player impose on them. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat Last updated: May 20, 2012 especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were disappear. and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's even though she could have checked for herself and could have known 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, times and they had never come again, at least not with the same help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for they quickly finished their letters. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his below. again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood he do anything to make them look away. trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite and wept so that his powerful chest shook. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be consciousness. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards I hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made same room with him with the windows closed. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to was not a loss but a great advantage. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who Translated by David Wyllie. Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk continue being of help to him. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, Franz Kafka and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned Project Gutenberg-tm works. consciousness. Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most looked. and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all against the door and listening. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out it". middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it Translated by David Wyllie because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible that this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had page at http://pglaf.org too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, beginning of this work. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into at home. connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg continue being of help to him. "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free just to move about the home, every other day would be spent from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his Gutenberg-tm License. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off Translated by David Wyllie they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing will be renamed. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the For additional contact information: money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and *** START: FULL LICENSE *** the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock the way in a corner. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without movements. expression in her eyes. and landed loudly on the floor. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father particular state visit http://pglaf.org decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and