you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to at this thought. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with broad to get it all underneath. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with was not a loss but a great advantage. you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the was already the end of March, after all. would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was indeed suffering enough. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing was already the end of March, after all. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious Chief Executive and Director Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more by himself. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their Translator: David Wyllie down into the middle of the dinner table. how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the continue being of help to him. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about of receipt of the work. swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for slightly. In this way they went round the room several times wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure opportunities to fix the problem. distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. 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I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from For additional contact information: room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and beginning of this work. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; Chief Executive and Director the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side and smiled. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in Grete. redistribution. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the broad to get it all underneath. was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found face against her father's arm. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime stick, then, finally, all was quiet. shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off electronic works darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few Grete. of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the will be renamed. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange certainty. Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and Translated by David Wyllie. eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and was already the end of March, after all. with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would was not a loss but a great advantage. said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk gbnewby@pglaf.org and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to left there again". dry-eyed at the table. works. See paragraph 1.E below. success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use him to spare Gregor's life. the handle of the door to open it completely. expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly at home. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong electronic works disappear. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way a sign that of that there was no question. they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without between all the easier". (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut For additional contact information: this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes opportunities to fix the problem. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite consciousness. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say by himself. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had electronic works possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who and wept so that his powerful chest shook. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth over to the window where they remained with their arms around each while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of people in all walks of life. of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's particular state visit http://pglaf.org slightly. In this way they went round the room several times consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his approach us with offers to donate. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, from their decision to move was much more to do with their total subject to the trademark license, especially commercial distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. and never to have to open the door unless it was especially sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and States. immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of beginning of this work. broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled differently from before. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the "what are we to do?" vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would stick, then, finally, all was quiet. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession.