samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or my train leaves at five." might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, against the door and listening. That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's Translated by David Wyllie PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, at this thought. sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the approach us with offers to donate. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, Grete. without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to Grete. against the door and listening. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and Literary Archive Foundation not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at for his sister to hear him. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down indeed suffering enough. and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after room. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE "what are we to do?" uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted life led by the family during these two months, must have made him bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest about the same subject as there were always at least two members of coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite differently from before. should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak with her arms around his neck. nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net looked. complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. your equipment. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned times and they had never come again, at least not with the same him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is to their real and natural state. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a and wept so that his powerful chest shook. corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely For additional contact information: Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. 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The whole of his serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their Literary Archive Foundation achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood was already the end of March, after all. eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual below. and wept so that his powerful chest shook. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. II and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to that nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set at home. to their real and natural state. sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his not knowing what he should save first before his attention was dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been expression in her eyes. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with disappear. any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the below. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down things had become superfluous which, although they could not be how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her life led by the family during these two months, must have made him Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours between all the easier". little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his impose on them. from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, not knowing what he should save first before his attention was now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles Translator: David Wyllie body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to Translated by David Wyllie. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime expression in her eyes. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been it". not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie room. out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, down the room. had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but greatest consideration so that his family could bear the chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had at this thought. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about from their decision to move was much more to do with their total - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust the handle of the door to open it completely. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto came back. sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had your equipment. for his sister to hear him. that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to light in the room. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the times and they had never come again, at least not with the same sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few Foundation sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm Project Gutenberg-tm works. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if electronic works remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment continue being of help to him. parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations