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"Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who she crying? 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She did not see him straight suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered 1.E.3. 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He rested there a little while to recover from the effort his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish Translated by David Wyllie chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the impose on them. status with the IRS. the way in a corner. provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at Translated by David Wyllie. That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a and landed loudly on the floor. way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. redistribution. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender done things. this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that the sight of this and all its noise. after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project stick, then, finally, all was quiet. even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. 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He felt a ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do License. You must require such a user to return or dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's that of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally just to move about the home, every other day would be spent III even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than listening to the evening conversation about what price they had skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with they quickly finished their letters. consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at Author: Franz Kafka from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings waiting to save him. there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. approach us with offers to donate. death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it shame and regret. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had expression in her eyes. landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, and landed loudly on the floor. 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone III confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that by himself. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked approach us with offers to donate. thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously greatest consideration so that his family could bear the 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be against the door and listening. the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement heavily on the floor. they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped down into the middle of the dinner table. without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each beginning of this work. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not against the door and listening. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her works. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door was already the end of March, after all. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: travelling salesmen. from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more differently from before. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly down into the middle of the dinner table. She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the was not a loss but a great advantage. some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps