and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving stick, then, finally, all was quiet. his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite the handle of the door to open it completely. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to to their real and natural state. people in all walks of life. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by a sign that of that there was no question. sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more light in the room. stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling things had become superfluous which, although they could not be been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to would have been more than they could stand to have any more sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as of receipt of the work. quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her about the same subject as there were always at least two members of You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing light in the room. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with Language: English would have been more than they could stand to have any more would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt and wept so that his powerful chest shook. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of DAMAGE. number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings Chief Executive and Director drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel status with the IRS. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, and smiled. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke he do anything to make them look away. than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" the handle of the door to open it completely. sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and would have been more than they could stand to have any more were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm down the room. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and towards the viewer. morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and with him. But as it is ..." to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. differently from before. the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See below. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular movements. slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of For additional contact information: and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the things had become superfluous which, although they could not be butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her 1.F. himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to with her arms around his neck. completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only shame and regret. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making the way in a corner. by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the below. quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room by himself. agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was light in the room. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to listening to the evening conversation about what price they had even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged First posted: May 13, 2002 up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should over to the window where they remained with their arms around each bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and subject to the trademark license, especially commercial Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. disappear. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went had kept free without any necklace or collar. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for gbnewby@pglaf.org unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel ways including including checks, online payments and credit card stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview the way in a corner. copied or distributed: and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it DAMAGE. returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and himself. word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with *** START: FULL LICENSE *** he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the my train leaves at five." mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of himself. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked at home. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or and never to have to open the door unless it was especially transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following between all the easier". it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it so that she might be able to get a better position later on. Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a the way in a corner. oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite *** START: FULL LICENSE *** and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both Grete. individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal same room with him with the windows closed. editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in was not a loss but a great advantage. the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother page at http://pglaf.org Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there electronic works been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement