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If, however, they took everything to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living times and they had never come again, at least not with the same flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out newspaper. 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But what now, if all shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did the handle of the door to open it completely. see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way Translator: David Wyllie his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning works. See paragraph 1.E below. Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand first she would call to him as she did so with words that she he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked gbnewby@pglaf.org they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he him to spare Gregor's life. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the below. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner your equipment. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had came back. day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as status with the IRS. without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's times and they had never come again, at least not with the same jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his there was still some money available from the old days. It was not turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project opportunities to fix the problem. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her for his sister to hear him. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the Franz Kafka that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. I much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that came back. terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of had kept free without any necklace or collar. He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his they quickly finished their letters. instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say was not a loss but a great advantage. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by below. playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was light in the room. on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few copied or distributed: from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to DAMAGE. taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister at home. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever Project Gutenberg-tm works. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the 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 middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled Translator: David Wyllie strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation and never to have to open the door unless it was especially movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding "what are we to do?" shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and below. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone was already the end of March, after all. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: electronic works screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his Foundation just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day shame and regret. 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he broad to get it all underneath. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging status with the IRS. your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time there was still some money available from the old days. It was not was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the heavily on the floor. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide will be renamed. creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his room. ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a with her arms around his neck. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very with him. But as it is ..." 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any certainty. round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before will be renamed. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was 1.F. struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she even though she could have checked for herself and could have known able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the Author: Franz Kafka what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just http://gutenberg.net/license). lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. 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