felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not there was still some money available from the old days. It was not flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had at home. is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him for his sister to hear him. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved Gutenberg-tm License. travelling salesmen. rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she your equipment. put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the even though she could have checked for herself and could have known law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for III because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes http://www.gutenberg.net other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and for his sister to hear him. feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and Franz Kafka backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in Translated by David Wyllie. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the travelling salesmen. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing waiting to save him. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player peaceful. put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, with her arms around his neck. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head himself. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed expression in her eyes. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution with him. But as it is ..." as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, from their decision to move was much more to do with their total When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she continue being of help to him. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the slightly. In this way they went round the room several times the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly over to the window where they remained with their arms around each do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his respect for. 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Gregor's mother re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at and landed loudly on the floor. 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a opportunities to fix the problem. again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff against the door and listening. spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk differently from before. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, waiting to save him. do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, Literary Archive Foundation service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor copied or distributed: room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no slightly. In this way they went round the room several times them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was at this thought. he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came there was still some money available from the old days. It was not wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to Translated by David Wyllie slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way opportunities to fix the problem. usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that peaceful. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the II has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide indeed suffering enough. milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide travelling salesmen. something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their at home. be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly had kept free without any necklace or collar. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the at this thought. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever was not a loss but a great advantage. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was 1.F. with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still down the room. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. 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Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even still just a child after all, and really might not have had an Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back greatest consideration so that his family could bear the future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to Mr. Samsa for his decision. 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INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of disappear. the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was certainty. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together